embargo

Definition of Embargo in English :

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Noun

1. embargo, trade embargo, trade stoppage

a government order imposing a trade barrier

Verb

2. embargo

ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

Example Sentences:
'embargoed publications'

3. embargo

prevent commerce

Example Sentences:
'The U.S. embargoes Libya'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Embargo

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noun plural -goes

1.

a government order prohibiting the departure or arrival of merchant ships in its ports

2.

any legal stoppage of commerce

an embargo on arms shipments

3.

a restraint, hindrance, or prohibition

verb -goes, -going or -goed (transitive)

4.

to lay an embargo upon

5.

to seize for use by the state

Embargo

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nounWord forms: plural emˈbargoes

1.

a government order prohibiting the entry or departure of commercial ships at its ports, esp. as a war measure

2.

any restriction or restraint, esp. one imposed on commerce by law

; specif.,

a.

a prohibition of trade in a particular commodity

b.

a prohibition or restriction of freight transportation

verb transitiveWord forms: emˈbargoed or emˈbargoing

3.

to put an embargo upon

Embargo

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n. pl. em·bar·goes

1. A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.

2. A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation.

3. A condition placed on the release of certain information, such as the contents of a press release or the identity of the winner of a contest, stipulating that such information not be made public for a stated time.

4. A prohibition; a ban: an embargo on criticism.

tr.v. em·bar·goed, em·bar·go·ing, em·bar·goes

To impose an embargo on.

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