protectionism
pronunciation
How to pronounce protectionism in British English:
UK [prəˈtekʃənɪzəm]
How to pronounce protectionism in American English:
US [prəˈtɛkʃəˌnɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition
Word Origin
- protectionism (n.)
- 1846, from protectionist + -ism.
Example
- 1. Protectionism isn 't going to fix this problem .
- 2. That means abandoning the protectionism that bedevils agriculture today .
- 3. And it will raise calls for protectionism .
- 4. The g20 is rightly exercised by protectionism .
- 5. This sounds like out-and-out protectionism .