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   embargo

   /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country: "an embargo on grain sales"
   • ▪ an official ban on any activity: "there is a complete embargo on taking photographs in court"
   • 2. an order of a state forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports: historical "an embargo laid by our Emperor upon all vessels whatsoever"

   verb

   • 1. impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity): "all of these countries have been embargoed by the US"
   • ▪ officially ban the publication of: "documents of national security importance are routinely embargoed"
   • 2. seize (a ship or goods) for state service: archaic "they must embargo means of transport"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Spanish, from embargar ‘arrest’, based on Latin in- ‘in, within’ + barra ‘a bar’.

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   What is embargo noun?

   • Definition of embargo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an official order that bans trade with another country synonym boycott The government has agreed to lift the embargo imposed ten years ago. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   Where did the word embargo come from?

   • English speakers got embargo —both the word and the concept, it seems—from the Spanish in the early 17th century. The word first referred specifically to a government order prohibiting commercial ships from entering or leaving that country’s ports. (The Spanish word comes from embargar, “ to bar.”)

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   What if a country imposes an embargo against another country?

   • 1. If one country or group of countries imposes an embargo against another, it forbids trade with that country. [...] 2. If goods of a particular kind are embargoed, people are not allowed to import them from a particular country or export them to a particular country. [...] present simple: I embargo, you embargo [...]

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   What are embargoes and why do they matter?

   • Embargoes are measures, often imposed by a country or a group of countries, for political, economic, or sanitary reasons. Historically, they have been ordered most frequently in times of war, but are sometimes referred to as 'sanctions' when imposed against an individual country by the United Nations. They matter because they aim to influence the conduct or policies of the targeted country.

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   What is an embargo in international trade?

   • An embargo in international trade is a prohibition upon export or imports, either with respect to specific products or specific countries (Dictionary of International Trade). Historically, embargoes have been ordered most frequently in time of war, but they may also be applied for political, economic or sanitary reasons.

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   What is an embargo in academic publishing?

   • In academic publishing, an embargo is a period during which access to academic journals is not allowed to users who have not paid for access (or have access through their institution).

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

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   an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports. 2. an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight for shipment, as in case of congestion or insufficient facilities. 3. any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict.

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     The United Nations imposed an arms embargo against the...

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     Politics a legal stoppage of commerce, usually taken by one...

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     Frederick William, also known as Baron Corvo. 1860–1913,...

   • Oil Embargo

     A prohibition of the trade of petroleum from one country to...

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   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. See examples of EMBARGO used in a sentence.

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   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?

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   Definitions of 'embargo'. 1. If one country or group of countries imposes an embargo against another, it forbids trade with that country. [...] 2. If goods of a particular kind are embargoed, people are not allowed to import them from a particular country or export them to a particular country. [...]

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   EMBARGO meaning: a government order that limits trade in some way often + on.

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    embargo. noun [ C ] uk / ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ / us plural embargoes. Add to word list. an order by a government to stop trade with another country: an arms / oil embargo. We will not lift (= stop) the trade embargo until they end this war.