retaliatory tariff

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retaliatory tariff - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tariff \Tar"iff\, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It.
     tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'r[imac]f information, explanation,
     definition, from 'arafa, to know, to inform, explain.]
     1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the
        government of a country upon goods imported or exported;
        as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's
        compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).
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     Note: The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on
           exports; hence, in these countries the tariff refers
           only to imports.
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     Note: A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference
           to, the production of revenue (called a
  
     revenue tariff, or
  
     tariff for revenue, or for the artificial fostering of home
        industries (
  
     a projective tariff), or as a means of coercing foreign
        governments, as in case of
  
     retaliatory tariff.
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     2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on
        wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
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     3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a
        tariff of fees, or of railroad fares. --Bolingbroke.
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