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trade restrictionA government-imposed limitation or barrier on the free exchange of goods and services between countries

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A government-imposed limitation or barrier on the free exchange of goods and services between countries

Pronunciation (IPA): /treɪd rɪˈstrɪkʃən/

Example Sentences

  • The country's trade restrictions on luxury handbags made designer bags more expensive than a small car.
  • Trade restrictions between the two nations have been a major obstacle to economic cooperation.
  • The pizza restaurant owner complained that trade restrictions on Italian cheese made his pizzas taste like cardboard.

trade restriction

NOUN

[/treɪd rɪˈstrɪkʃən/]

A government-imposed limitation or barrier on the free exchange of goods and services between countries

A government-imposed limitation or barrier on the free exchange of goods and services between countries
💡 Concept

A government-imposed limitation or barrier on the free exchange of goods and services between countries

Trade restriction leads to construction, then destruction!
🎵 Rhyme

Trade restriction leads to construction, then destruction!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/treɪd rɪˈstrɪkʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/treɪd rɪˈstrɪkʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootrestrict
Suffix--ion

🎵Rhyme

constructioninstructiondestruction
construction
instruction
destruction

🔗Collocations

impose trade restrictions
lift trade restrictions
bilateral trade restrictions
trade restriction measures
strict trade restrictions
ease trade restrictions

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The country's trade restrictions on luxury handbags made designer bags more expensive than a small car.

Trade restrictions between the two nations have been a major obstacle to economic cooperation.

😄 Fun example

The pizza restaurant owner complained that trade restrictions on Italian cheese made his pizzas taste like cardboard.

Environmental groups support trade restrictions on products that harm endangered species.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

trade barrierimport restrictionexport limitationcommercial constrainttariff barrier

Antonyms

free tradetrade liberalizationopen market

Related

protectionismembargoquotasanctiontariff

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