Meaning of punitive tariff | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Strafzoll
Español
arancel punitivo
Italiano
dazio punitivo
ქართული
სადამსჯელო ტარიფი
Português
tarifa punitiva
Svenska
strafftull
Examples
“The administration threatened to impose punitive tariffs of 25% on all steel imports in response to the trade dispute.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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