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punitive tariff

punitive tariff noun: a tax imposed by a government on imported goods from a specific country, intended to punish that country for perceived unfair trade practices or political provocations.

Noun

punitive tariff (plural punitive tariffs)

  1. A tax imposed by a government on imported goods from a specific country, intended to punish that country for perceived unfair trade practices or political provocations.
    • The administration threatened to impose punitive tariffs of 25% on all steel imports in response to the trade dispute.

Forms of punitive tariff

pluralpunitive tariffs

Origin of punitive tariff

punitive + tariff

Questions about punitive tariff

What does punitive tariff mean?
Punitive tariff means a tax imposed by a government on imported goods from a specific country, intended to punish that country for perceived unfair trade practices or political provocations.
What part of speech is punitive tariff?
Punitive tariff is a noun.
What is the plural of punitive tariff?
The plural of punitive tariff is punitive tariffs.

Words near punitive tariff in the dictionary

  1. punition
  2. punitional
  3. punitions
  4. punitive
  5. punitive populism
  6. punitive tariff
  7. punitively
  8. punitiveness
  9. punitivism
  10. punitivity
  11. punitory

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