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embargo

/ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/noun, verb3 syllables

Embargo means: a government order imposing a trade barrier.

Synonyms for embargo3

noun, as in a government order imposing a trade barrier

trade embargo, trade stoppage

also used for embargo

blockade

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What does embargo mean?3

noun

1

a government order imposing a trade barrier

verb

1

ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons“embargoed publications”

2

prevent commerce“The U.S. embargoes Libya”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with embargo?2

two syllables

cargolargo
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Embargo in a sentence

  • Do you think there's any possibility that the embargo will be lifted soon?CK
  • The U.S. is calling for an arms embargo against violators of the treaty.CK
  • Opposition to the embargo was growing.Source_VOA
  • The US never imposed a trade embargo on Algeria.Amastan
  • The United States needed ten years of embargo in order to weaken Iraq.Amastan
  • Venezuela is also under US embargo.Amastan

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Forms of embargo

as a noun

plural
embargoes

as a verb

past tense
embargoed
past participle
embargoed
present participle
embargoing
third-person singular
embargoes