Phrase guide

punitive tariff

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, government, politics, sciences

Examples

  • The administration threatened to impose punitive tariffs of 25% on all steel imports in response to the trade dispute.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

punitive + tariff

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 惩罚性关税 (chéngfáxìng guānshuì) — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 懲罰性關稅 /惩罚性关税 (chéngfáxìng guānshuì) — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Dutch: strafheffing — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Dutch: straftarief — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Finnish: rangaistustulli — tariff intended to punish another country
  • French: tarif punitif — tariff intended to punish another country
  • French: droit de douane punitif — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Georgian: სადამსჯელო ტარიფი (sadamsǯelo ṭaripi) — tariff intended to punish another country
  • German: Strafzoll — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Italian: dazio punitivo — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Japanese: 報復関税 (hōfuku kanzei) — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Japanese: 制裁関税 (seisai kanzei) — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Portuguese: tarifa punitiva — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Russian: карательный тариф (karatelʹnyj tarif) — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Russian: штрафной тариф (štrafnoj tarif) — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Spanish: arancel punitivo — tariff intended to punish another country
  • Swedish: strafftull — tariff intended to punish another country