| NOUN | communication | import barrier, trade barrier | any regulation or policy that restricts international trade |
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| Meaning | Any regulation or policy that restricts international trade. | |
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| Synonym | trade barrier | |
| Narrower | embargo, trade embargo, trade stoppage | A government order imposing a trade barrier |
| quota | A limitation / limitation on imports | |
| Broader | protectionism | The policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition |
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