McKenna dutiesn.

Brit.

/məˈkɛnə ˌdjuːtɪz/,

/məˈkɛnə ˌdʒuːtɪz/, U.S.

/məˈkɛnə ˌd(j)udiz/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name McKenna , duty n.

Etymology: < the name of Reginald McKenna (1863–1943), British Liberal politician + the plural of duty n.

Now historical.

Customs duties imposed on imports of ‘luxury’ items such as cars by McKenna, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his wartime budget of 1915.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [noun] > on imported goods > on luxury items

McKenna duties1923

1923 Hansard Commons 12 June 322 In 1913..the total value of the commodities which are now subject to the McKenna duties amounted to £2,600,000 odd.

1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 824/1 [Snowden] abolished the protective ‘McKenna duties’.

1985 H. Oxbury Great Britons 228/1 In his first budget, he..imposed duties on articles such as motor cars, clocks, and watches, which were regarded as luxurious. These, the famous McKenna duties, were intended to be temporary, but they were continued when the war ended.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mckenna duties
释义	McKenna dutiesn. Brit. /məˈkɛnə ˌdjuːtɪz/, /məˈkɛnə ˌdʒuːtɪz/, U.S. /məˈkɛnə ˌd(j)udiz/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name McKenna , duty n. Etymology: < the name of Reginald McKenna (1863–1943), British Liberal politician + the plural of duty n. Now historical. Customs duties imposed on imports of ‘luxury’ items such as cars by McKenna, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his wartime budget of 1915. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [noun] > on imported goods > on luxury items McKenna duties1923 1923 Hansard Commons 12 June 322 In 1913..the total value of the commodities which are now subject to the McKenna duties amounted to £2,600,000 odd. 1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 824/1 [Snowden] abolished the protective ‘McKenna duties’. 1985 H. Oxbury Great Britons 228/1 In his first budget, he..imposed duties on articles such as motor cars, clocks, and watches, which were regarded as luxurious. These, the famous McKenna duties, were intended to be temporary, but they were continued when the war ended. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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