TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domest…

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TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.217, 谷月社
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