SINCE 1828
countervailing duty
nounDefinition of countervailing duty
1
: a duty or surtax imposed on imports to offset an excise or inland revenue tax put upon articles of the same class manufactured at home
2
: a duty imposed to offset the advantage to foreign producers derived from a subsidy that their government offers for the production or export of the article taxed
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