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protectionism

/pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tec-tio-ni-sm
IPA
/pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Linguistic purism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French protectionnisme, equivalent to protection + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

protectionisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antiprotectionism nonprotectionism

Frequently Paired Words

protectionist

Rhymes With

perfectionism

Questions

How do you pronounce protectionism?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm/.
What does protectionism mean?
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.
Where does protectionism come from?
Borrowed from French protectionnisme, equivalent to protection + -ism.

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