Usually means: Protectionism benefiting one, harming another.
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  1. beggar-my-neighbour policy: Vocabulary.com
  2. beggar-my-neighbour policy: Dictionary.com
  3. beggar-my-neighbour policy: Rhymezone
  4. beggar-my-neighbour policy: FreeDictionary.org
  5. beggar-my-neighbour policy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  6. beggar-my-neighbour policy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from WordNet (beggar-my-neighbour policy)

noun:  a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy


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