countervailing duties

A form of countervailing duty — A duty levied on an imported article to offset the unfair price advantage it holds due to a subsidy paid to producers or exporters by the government of the exporting country if such imports cause or threaten injury to a domestic industry.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of countervailing duty
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