embargo
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6.8
- noun
- /ɪmˈbɑrɡoʊ/
- Formal
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embargo
- Iran is suffering terribly from an oil embargo and world ostracism.
- trade embargo
- impose an embargo
- lift the embargo
So back to CAR, there's AUN embargo in the country.
- So back to CAR, there's AUN embargo in the country.
- Could the West place an embargo on Russian oil and gas?
- Iran is suffering terribly from an oil embargo and world ostracism.
- If they can't fly, I mean, that will cripple, you know, the, the, the, the, the boycott, you know, the embargo on spare parts.
- And they imposed an arms embargo, sanctions and urged that he'd be subject to criminal prosecution.
- We could have said, well, we could have gone to the federal government, to the Army and said, hey, you know, this ammo doesn't violate the embargo.
- The manufacturer got hit with a trade embargo from the FTC and that basically killed the whole project.
Examples
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Could the West place an embargo on Russian oil and gas?
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Once the war was over and the embargo lifted, this tobacco would be worth a lot more money.
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From the point of view of our State Department, the strategy of the embargo was a success.
Fiction book (1995) -
Did you know there was an oil embargo?
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We should have expected it after the oil embargo.
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Our oil embargo has brought them to their knees.
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All three countries continue to suffer from the Western economic embargo that deflects needed aid and trade.
Academic text (1991) -
The country has been operating under a strict US-imposed trade embargo since 1992.
Academic text (2013) -
For years, the U.S. used the embargo to punish and isolate Vietnam.
Fiction book (1995) -
The government decided to impose a strict embargo on trade with the hostile nation.
Synonyms
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1.2
An official rule that stops people from doing something
48
4.4
An official rule that stops people from doing something
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8.9
An official order by a court or authority that stops someone from doing something
9
5.0
A government rule that limits goods from other countries, for example by charging extra tax or setting limits
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5.9
An official government order stopping trade with a country or some goods
3
8.8
An official rule that bans something or someone, usually by law
1
8.1
An official order that stops a person or group from doing certain things
An official government order that stops or limits trade between countries
A rule or tax that limits goods coming into a country
Cutting off trade and money to a country to hurt its economy
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Etymology
Embargo comes from the Spanish verb embargar, meaning 'to block' or 'to seize', and it originally named the bar put on ships or goods. So an embargo is an official 'bar' or order that stops trade.