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    em·bar·go
    /əmˈbärɡō/

    noun

    • 1. an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country: "an embargo on grain sales"

    verb

    • 1. impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity): "the country has been virtually embargoed by most of the noncommunist world"
    • 2. seize (a ship or goods) for state service: archaic "they must embargo means of transport"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › embargoEmbargo Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EMBARGO is an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports. How to use embargo in a sentence. When Should You Use embargo?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMBARGO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    EMBARGO definition: 1. an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information: 2. to…. Learn more.

  4. www.investopedia.com › terms › eEmbargo: Definition, Examples, and Effects - Investopedia

    May 26, 2023 · An embargo is a government order that restricts commerce or exchange with a specified country, usually as a result of political or economic problems.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMBARGO | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EMBARGO meaning: 1. an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information: 2. to…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › embargoEMBARGO Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Embargo definition: any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict, especially against a certain country as a penalty or to induce compliance with demands or legal obligations.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMBARGO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If one country or group of countries imposes an embargo against another, it forbids trade with that country. The United Nations imposed an arms embargo against the country.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › embargoEmbargo - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An embargo is an order stopping the movement of trade ships into or out of a country. If you can’t get those yummy Swedish fish, perhaps there has been an embargo on trade with Sweden!

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › embargoEmbargo - definition of embargo by The Free Dictionary

    embargo. ( ɛmˈbɑːɡəʊ) n, pl -goes. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a government order prohibiting the departure or arrival of merchant ships in its ports. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any legal stoppage of commerce: an embargo on arms shipments. 3. a restraint, hindrance, or prohibition. vb ( tr) , -goes, -going or -goed. 4.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEMBARGO | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    EMBARGO definition: an order by a government to stop trade with another country: . Learn more.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › embargoEmbargo Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    Britannica Dictionary definition of EMBARGO. [count] : a government order that limits trade in some way — often + on. The government has placed/put an embargo on arms shipments. The embargo on oil will be lifted. an embargo on oil/arms = an oil/arms embargo.