protectionism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French protectionnisme. Surface etymology is protection +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹəˈtekʃənɪzəm/
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Noun

protectionism (countable and uncountable, plural protectionisms)

(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.

Related terms

protectionist

Translations

A policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product by imposing tariffs, quotas or other barriers on imports

Armenian: պրոտեկցիոնիզմ (hy) (protekcʿionizm), հովանավորչություն (hovanavorčʿutʿyun)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 保護主義 (zh), 保护主义 (zh) (bǎohùzhǔyì)
Finnish: protektionismi (fi)
French: protectionnisme (fr) m
German: Protektionismus (de) m
Hindi: संरक्षणवाद m (sanrakṣaṇvād)
Irish: cosantachas
Italian: protezionismo (it) m

Japanese: 保護主義 (ほごしゅぎ, hogoshugi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: proteksjonisme m

Nynorsk: proteksjonisme m
Portuguese: protecionismo (pt) m
Russian: протекциони́зм (ru) m (protekcionízm)
Spanish: proteccionismo (es) m
Swedish: protektionism (sv) c

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