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
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
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Forms of boycott
as a noun
- plural
- boycotts
as a verb
- past tense
- boycotted
- present participle
- boycotting
- third-person singular
- boycotts