embargo
🇺🇸
/ɪmˈbɑːrɡəʊ/
🇬🇧
/ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/
noun
R
A government order that stops trade with another country.
The government placed an embargo on goods from that country.
R
An official ban on something.
There is an embargo on taking photos in this building.
verb
R
To officially stop trade with another country.
The UN voted to embargo oil exports to that nation.
R
To officially stop something from being published.
The news was embargoed until the official announcement.
translation
A government order that stops trade with another country.; An official ban on something.
To officially stop trade with another country.; To officially stop something from being published.
Word Forms
3rd Present
embargoes
Progressive
embargoing
Past
embargoed
Plural
embargos
Perfect
embargoed