trade embargo
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5.9
- noun
- /treɪd ɪmˈbɑːrɡoʊ/
- Formal
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embargo comercial
- The government has imposed a trade embargo on the export of oil to that country.
- U.S. trade embargo
- trade embargo against Cuba
- lift the trade embargo
The manufacturer got hit with a trade embargo from the FTC and that basically killed the whole project.
- The manufacturer got hit with a trade embargo from the FTC and that basically killed the whole project.
Examples
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The U.S. has had a trade embargo in effect against oil-rich Iran since 1995.
Blog text (5) -
The world union is leveling a complete trade embargo against US.
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The manufacturer got hit with a trade embargo from the FTC and that basically killed the whole project.
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The official position from the government has been to blame the U.S. trade embargo for much of the island's economic hardship.
Blog text (3) -
The country has been operating under a strict US-imposed trade embargo since 1992.
Academic text (2013) -
Even if the U.S. trade embargo is lifted, Suarez says, the economic collapse of Cuba will continue.
Academic text (1996) -
American business interests should not be further handicapped by the seventeen-year-old trade embargo with Vietnam.
Academic text (1992) -
After the 1991 coup, the United States attempted to restore democracy in Haiti by sponsoring a multinational trade embargo.
Academic text (1996) -
CANF also successfully pressured the Reagan and Bush administrations to tighten the trade embargo against Cuba.
Academic text (1998) -
The Clinton administration has stated publicly that the United States is willing to consider easing the trade embargo in stages if Castro reciprocates with real economic and democratic reforms.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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6.8
A government order that stops trade with a country or limits goods sent to it
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5.0
A government rule that limits goods from other countries, for example by charging extra tax or setting limits
An official government order that stops or limits trade between countries
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'embargo' denotes an official halt to exchange and 'trade' specifies that the exchange is commercial, so together they clearly mean an official ban on commercial exchange. This noun+noun compound follows transparent formation and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Trade embargo comes from a simple image: officials stopping ships so no goods can go in or out, because embargo once meant a block on ships and trade is the buying and selling of goods. So a trade embargo is when a government officially 'blocks' or stops trade with a country to punish or pressure it.