Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trade protection

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: trade pro-tec-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

Example Sentences

"he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"

Synonyms

protection

Questions

What does trade protection mean?: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

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