trade barrier

noun

A government-induced restriction on international trade.

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Meanings

nountrade barrier (plural trade barriers)

plural trade barriers

  1. businessA government-induced restriction on international trade.

    Synonyms: barrier to trade

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA government-induced restriction on international trade.

Similar
barrier to trade

More synonyms by meaning

nounany regulation or policy that restricts international trade

Similar
import barrier
Broader
protectionism
Also see
barrier to trade

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch handelsbelemmering
  • handelsbelemmeringTranslations
Finnish kaupan este
  • kaupan esteTranslations
French barrière commerciale
  • barrière commercialeTranslations
German Handelshemmnis
  • HandelshemmnisTranslations
Japanese 貿易障壁
  • 貿易障壁Translations
Polish bariera handlowa
  • bariera handlowaTranslations
Russian торговый барьер
  • торговый барьер (torgovyj barʹjer)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

trade barrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20barrier

MLA

“trade barrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20barrier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trade barrier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20barrier.

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