Boycott - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbɔɪkɑːt|
Brit.
|ˈbɔɪkɒt|
noun
- a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
verb
- refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
Extra examples
They boycotted the city's bus system.
We boycotted companies that were polluting the environment.
They imposed a boycott on all imports.
They lifted their boycott of imports.
We boycott all products tested on animals.
They are now trying to organize a boycott.
He called for a boycott of the elections.
...there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring...
The boycott was intended as a political statement.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: boycott
he/she/it: boycotts
present participle: boycotting
past tense: boycotted
past participle: boycotted
I/you/we/they: boycott
he/she/it: boycotts
present participle: boycotting
past tense: boycotted
past participle: boycotted
noun
singular: boycott
plural: boycotts
singular: boycott
plural: boycotts
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