IMPORT BARRIER

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any regulation or policy that restricts international trade

Synonyms:

import barrier; trade barrier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("import barrier" is a kind of...):

protectionism (the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "import barrier"):

quota (a limitation on imports)

embargo; trade embargo; trade stoppage (a government order imposing a trade barrier)

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