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retaliatory tariff

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A tariff imposed by one country in response to a tariff or other trade barrier previously imposed by another country, typically as a form of tit-for-tat trade sanction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, government, politics, sciences

Examples

  • Following the breakdown of trade talks, the nation announced a 25% retaliatory tariff on all imported luxury vehicles.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

retaliatory + tariff

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 报复性关税 (bàofùxìng guānshuì) — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Chinese Mandarin: 報復性關稅 /报复性关税 (bàofùxìng guānshuì) — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Dutch: vergeldingsheffing — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Dutch: retorsietarief — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Finnish: vastatulli — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • French: tarif de rétorsion — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • French: droit de rétorsion — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Georgian: საპასუხო ტარიფი (saṗasuxo ṭaripi) — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • German: Vergeltungszoll — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • German: Strafzoll — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • German: Retorsionszoll — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Italian: dazio di ritorsione — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Japanese: 報復関税 (hōfuku kanzei) — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Russian: ответная пошлина (otvetnaja pošlina) — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Russian: реторсионная пошлина (retorsionnaja pošlina) — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Spanish: arancel de represalia — tariff imposed in response to another tariff
  • Swedish: hämndtull — tariff imposed in response to another tariff