Embargo - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪmˈbɑːrɡəʊ|
Brit.
|emˈbɑːɡəʊ|
noun
- a government order imposing a trade barrier
verb
- ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
embargoed publications
- prevent commerceThe U.S. embargoes Libya
Extra examples
...there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house...
I lay no embargo on anybody's words.
Many allies are pushing to lift the embargo.
Several countries embargoed arms shipments to Yugoslavia.
Aristide asked the United Nations to embargo all trade with Haiti.
This product was embargoed by the British.
The U.S. embargoes Libya
Congress may bow to public pressure and lift the arms embargo.
The trade embargo has been in force for a year.
The United Nations will lift its arms embargo against the country.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: embargo
he/she/it: embargoes
present participle: embargoing
past tense: embargoed
past participle: embargoed
I/you/we/they: embargo
he/she/it: embargoes
present participle: embargoing
past tense: embargoed
past participle: embargoed
noun
singular: embargo
plural: embargoes
singular: embargo
plural: embargoes
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