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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But the big news is imports from China, which Trump slapped with a 145% tariff.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Beijing over the past month held economic talks with Japan and South Korea, hit last week with 24% and 25% tariffs respectively, as well as with the European Union, which was slapped with 20% duties.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
For example, imports from Egypt, the U.K., Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates will be slapped with just the baseline 10% reciprocal tariff, while goods coming in from the European Union will face a 20% tariff, Taiwan a 32% tariff, China 37%, and Cambodia with the highest reciprocal tariff of 49%.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
China was slapped with 20% tariffs this month and could soon face more duties.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Beijing over the past month held economic talks with Japan and South Korea, hit last week with 24% and 25% tariffs respectively, as well as with the European Union, which was slapped with 20% duties.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
For example, imports from Egypt, the U.K., Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates will be slapped with just the baseline 10% reciprocal tariff, while goods coming in from the European Union will face a 20% tariff, Taiwan a 32% tariff, China 37%, and Cambodia with the highest reciprocal tariff of 49%.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
China was slapped with 20% tariffs this month and could soon face more duties.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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