Sekirov Dictionary

embargo

UK /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/US /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/

noun 4
verb 2
forms 4

noun4

An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
•
A ban on trade with another country.
- Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England. — 2004
•
A temporary ban on making certain information public.
- This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.
A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.

verb2

To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
To impose an embargo on a document.

forms

embargoed · embargoing · embargoes · embargos

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