Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index S Sugar Act: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sug'ar Act" Pronunciation: [key] — Amer. Hist. Amer. Hist. a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. sugar sugar apple TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Chinese New Year History, Meaning, and Celebrations Current Events This Week: February 2024 Valentine's Day Valentine's Day History Mardi Gras 30 "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Quotes ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: parallax Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language