protective tariff protectiveness • Protectograph · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · protective tariff · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition. Synonyms: protective tariff. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076