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duty vs countervailing duty

countervailing duty vs duty

duty and countervailing duty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
duty Yes No No No
countervailing duty Yes No No No
As nouns, countervailing duty is a hyponym of duty; that is, countervailing duty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than duty:
  • duty: a government tax on imports or exports
  • countervailing duty: a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments
duty (noun) countervailing duty (noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments
work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
a government tax on imports or exports
Difference between duty and countervailing duty

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