tariff barrier

collocation in English

meaningsoftariffandbarrier

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tariff
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtær.ɪf/us
/ˈter.ɪf/
a charge or list of charges either for services or on goods entering ...
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barrier
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈbær.i.ər/us
/ˈber.i.ɚ/
used to describe methods of preventing pregnancy that work by physically blocking sperm from coming into contact with ...
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(Definition oftariffandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is thus more important for a large country to improve its property rights when it reduces thetariffbarrier.
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It is less likely that reducing thetariffbarrieritself improves welfare.
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We have to remember that these other countries always face the difficulty of a highertariffbarrierthan we do.
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One must accept the elimination of the internal tariffs and the setting up of a common externaltariffbarrier.
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We would undoubtedly face atariffbarrierof some sort.
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If thattariffbarrieris removed, we are much more likely to get the investment we need in this country.
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But where lies the difference between atariffbarrieron imports and a subsidy on exports?
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The removing of thetariffbarrieris just on a par with the removal of armaments.
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There are other obstacles than thetariffbarrier.
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Concerning the market itself, it has been rightly said that we are selling an increased amount of goods over thetariffbarrier.
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If there were no bigtariffbarrierand no agreement among the manufacturers there would be no question of permitting restrictive practices.
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Their approach may very well be to put thetariffbarrierhigher in order to protect themselves still more.
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However, dismantling atariffbarrieris very much the economic equivalent of disbanding one's armies.
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To the outside world we present a singletariffbarrierwithin which there exists in theory a single domestic market—the internal market.
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