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revenue tariff

noun

  1. a tariff or duty imposed on imports primarily to produce public revenue.


revenue tariff

noun

  1. a tariff for the purpose of producing public revenue Compare protective tariff
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of revenue tariff1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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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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