Definitions for embargo
ɛmˈbɑr goʊem·bar·go

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. embargo, trade embargo, trade stoppageverb

   a government order imposing a trade barrier

2. embargoverb

   ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

   "embargoed publications"

3. embargoverb

   prevent commerce

   "The U.S. embargoes Libya"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. embargonoun

   An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.

2. embargonoun

   A ban on trade with another country.

3. embargonoun

   A temporary ban on making certain information public.

4. embargoverb

   To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.

5. embargoverb

   To impose an embargo on a document.

6. Etymology: From embargar.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embargonoun

   A prohibition to pass; in commerce, a stop put to trade.

   Etymology: embargar, Spanish.

   He knew that the subjects of Flanders drew so great commodity from the trade of England, as by embargo they would soon wax weary of Perkin. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   After an embargo of our trading ships in the river of Bourdeaux, and other points of sovereign affront, there did succeed the action of Rheez. Henry Wotton.

   I was not much concerned, in my own particular, for the embargo which was laid upon it. John Dryden, Cleomenes. Preface to.

WikipediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. embargo

   Economic sanctions are commercial and financial penalties applied by one or more countries against a targeted self-governing state, group, or individual. Economic sanctions are not necessarily imposed because of economic circumstances—they may also be imposed for a variety of political, military, and social issues. Economic sanctions can be used for achieving domestic and international purposes.The efficacy of sanctions is debatable—there are many failures—and sanctions can have unintended consequences. Economic sanctions may include various forms of trade barriers, tariffs, and restrictions on financial transactions. Since the mid-1990s, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions have tended to target individuals and entities, in contrast to the comprehensive embargoes of earlier decades.An embargo is similar, but usually implies a more severe sanction. An embargo (from the Spanish embargo, meaning hindrance, obstruction, etc. in a general sense, a trading ban in trade terminology and literally "distraint" in juridic parlance) is the partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a particular country/state or a group of countries. Embargoes are considered strong diplomatic measures imposed in an effort, by the imposing country, to elicit a given national-interest result from the country on which it is imposed. Embargoes are generally considered legal barriers to trade, not to be confused with blockades, which are often considered to be acts of war. Embargoes can mean limiting or banning export or import, creating quotas for quantity, imposing special tolls, taxes, banning freight or transport vehicles, freezing or seizing freights, assets, bank accounts, limiting the transport of particular technologies or products (high-tech) for example CoCom during the Cold War.In response to embargoes, a closed economy often develops in an area subjected to heavy embargoes. The effectiveness of embargoes is thus in proportion to the extent and degree of international participation. Embargoes can be an opportunity for some countries to develop self-sufficiency.

ChatGPTRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. embargo

   An embargo is a government order or policy that restricts or prohibits trade or other commercial activity with a certain country or with certain goods. It is typically imposed as a form of political, economic, or diplomatic protest or punishment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embargonoun

   an edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail

2. Embargoverb

   to lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods

3. Etymology: [Sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em- (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to F. barre bar. See Bar.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embargo

   An embargo is the partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a particular country. Embargoes are considered strong diplomatic measures imposed in an effort, by the imposing country, to elicit a given national-interest result from the country on which it is imposed. Embargoes are similar to economic sanctions and are generally considered legal barriers to trade, not to be confused with blockades, which are often considered to be acts of war. Embargo may also refer to the practice of blocking fare classes at certain levels, and award availability on airlines. In response to embargoes, an independent economy or autarky often develops in an area subjected to heavy embargo. Effectiveness of embargoes is thus in proportion to the extent and degree of international participation.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Embargo

   em-bär′gō, n. a temporary order from the Admiralty to prevent the arrival or departure of ships: a stoppage of trade for a short time by authority:—pl. Embar′goes.—v.t. to lay an embargo on: to seize.—pr.p. embar′gōing; pa.p. embar′gōed. [Sp.,—embargar, to impede, to restrain—Sp. em, in, barra, a bar. See Barricade and Embarrass.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. embargo

   A temporary injunction or arrest laid on ships or merchandise by public authority, sometimes general, to prevent all ships departing, and sometimes partial, as upon foreign ships only, or to prevent their coming in. A breach of embargo, under the knowledge of the insured, discharges the underwriters from liability.

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   The numerical value of embargo in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of embargo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of embargo in a Sentence

1. Marco Rubio:

   It is a lifeline for the Castro regime that will allow them to become more profitable ... and allow them to become a more permanent fixture, the embargo is leverage, these sanctions are leverage.

2. State John Kerry:

   The arms embargo is not tied to snapback, it is tied to a separate set of obligations. So they are not in material breach of the nuclear agreement for violating the arms piece of it.

3. Juan Carlos Hidalgo:

   Lifting the outstanding elements of the embargo and travel ban is a prerogative of Congress.

4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

   We are convinced that at this stage, there's no more need of such an embargo, Russia's separate voluntary embargo.

5. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk:

   There will be an analogous Ukrainian decision to launch an embargo against Russia to every Russian decision to launch an embargo against Ukraine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=embargo
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Embargo
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=embargo
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embargo
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embargo
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=embargo
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=embargo
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=embargo