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boycott

/ˈbɔɪkɑt/noun, verb2 syllables

Boycott means: a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies.

Synonyms for boycott2

also used for boycott

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Opposites of boycott

patronize, patronise

What does boycott mean?2

noun

1

a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

verb

1

refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Boycott in a sentence

  • He organized a boycott of the bus service.CM
  • The boycott lasted a little more than a year.Source_VOA
  • She tried to persuade him to organize a boycott.CK
  • We have the right to boycott the products made in the occupied territories.OsoHombre
  • We have the right to boycott the products coming from the occupied territories.OsoHombre
  • People have the right to boycott any country they want to boycott.shekitten
  • The boycott lasted little more than a year.morbrorper
  • We will prepare for a boycott against Western Samoa.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of boycott

as a noun

plural
boycotts

as a verb

past tense
boycotted
present participle
boycotting
third-person singular
boycotts