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revenue tariff
noun
- a tariff or duty imposed on imports primarily to produce public revenue.
revenue tariff
noun
- a tariff for the purpose of producing public revenue Compare protective tariff
Word History and Origins
Origin of revenue tariff1
Example Sentences
Under a revenue tariff railroad iron was sold for less than two-thirds of its present cost.
The distinctive idea of the democrats is represented by the word anti-protection, or revenue tariff.
After the notable step of 1897 towards a purely revenue tariff, there came a halt for some years.
It is urged that direct taxation will not prove sufficiently profitable to enable the South to dispense with a revenue tariff; but those who urge this, do not know the South.
But very soon the tables were turned: the Whigs became the high-tariff party, the Democrats more and more opposing this policy in favor of a low or a revenue tariff.
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