protectionism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French protectionnisme. Surface etymology is protection + -ism.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
protectionism (countable and uncountable, plural protectionisms)
- (politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product by imposing tariffs, quotas or other barriers on imports
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