Sanctions - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsæŋkʃənz|  American pronunciation of the word sanctions
Brit.  |ˈsæŋkʃənz|  British pronunciation of the word sanctions
- this word is used as a present tense form (he/she/it) of the verb to sanction
- this word is used as a plural form of the noun sanction

noun

- plural form of sanction

verb

- third-person singular simple present indicative form of sanction

Extra examples

The country's economic growth is being hindered by the sanctions.

Britain did not want to risk a breach with the US over sanctions.

The President clamped sanctions on the island after the bomb attack.

The sanctions have dealt a severe blow to the local tourism industry.

The UN threatened to invoke economic sanctions if the talks were broken off.

Economic sanctions will be used only in the last resort.

The UN will vote on the retention of sanctions against Iraq.

US sanctions against Cuba

The UN security council may impose economic sanctions.

Any talk about lifting sanctions (=ending them) is premature.

The US government supported sanctions but stopped short of military action.

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