slap with
phrasal verb
slapped with; slapping with; slaps with
US, informal
: to punish (someone) with (a fine, lawsuit, etc.)
The judge slapped the company with a fine for polluting the river.
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Chinese imports will now be slapped with a total tariff of 145% – Trump's additional tariffs of 125% on top of a previous 20% tariff.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
China — slapped with a total tariff on its goods of 104% — on Wednesday announced tariffs on U.S. goods entering China would rise to 84% from 34% starting April 10.
— CNBC’s Silvia Amaro contributed to this report.
—Sophie Kiderlin,jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Even nations like Australia and the UK, where the U.S. runs a trade surplus, are being slapped with the tariffs, however.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
Martinelli, who was president of Panama from 2009-14, saw his ambitions for a political comeback crushed in 2023 when he was convicted of money laundering, sentenced to more than 10 years in prison and slapped with a $19 million fine.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
China — slapped with a total tariff on its goods of 104% — on Wednesday announced tariffs on U.S. goods entering China would rise to 84% from 34% starting April 10.
— CNBC’s Silvia Amaro contributed to this report.
—Sophie Kiderlin,jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Even nations like Australia and the UK, where the U.S. runs a trade surplus, are being slapped with the tariffs, however.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
Martinelli, who was president of Panama from 2009-14, saw his ambitions for a political comeback crushed in 2023 when he was convicted of money laundering, sentenced to more than 10 years in prison and slapped with a $19 million fine.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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