Definitions for embargoɛmˈbɑr goʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
em•bar•goɛmˈbɑr goʊ(n.)(pl.)-goes
(n.)an order by a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
Category: Business, Government
an order from a government agency restricting or barring certain freight for shipment.
Category: Government, Business
any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict:
an embargo on munitions.
Category: Business, Government
any restraint or prohibition.
(v.t.)to impose an embargo on.
Origin of embargo:
1595–1605; < Sp, der. of embargar to hinder, embarrass
Princeton's WordNet
embargo, trade embargo, trade stoppage(verb)
a government order imposing a trade barrier
embargo(verb)
ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
"embargoed publications"
embargo(verb)
prevent commerce
"The U.S. embargoes Libya"
Wiktionary
embargo(Noun)
An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
embargo(Noun)
A ban on trade with another country.
embargo(Noun)
A temporary ban on making certain information public.
embargo(Verb)
To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
embargo(Verb)
To impose an embargo on a document.
Origin: From embargar.
Webster Dictionary
Embargo(noun)
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
Embargo(verb)
to lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods
Translations for embargo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
embargo(noun)
an official order forbidding something, especially trade with another country.
- verbodAfrikaans
- حَظْر، حَجْر، مَنْع التَّعامُل مع دَوْلَهArabic
- ембаргоBulgarian
- embargoPortuguese (BR)
- embargoCzech
- das EmbargoGerman
- embargo; blokadeDanish
- εμπάργκοGreek
- embargoSpanish
- embargoEstonian
- تحریم اقتصادی؛ منع تجارتFarsi
- kieltoFinnish
- embargoFrench
- הֶסגֵרHebrew
- व्यापार प्रतिषेधHindi
- staviti zabranuCroatian
- embargóHungarian
- embargoIndonesian
- hafnbann; viðskiptabannIcelandic
- embargoItalian
- 通商禁止Japanese
- 입출항 금지 명령, 무역 제한Korean
- embargasLithuanian
- embargo, aizliegumsLatvian
- sekatanMalay
- embargoDutch
- (eksport-/import)forbud, embargoNorwegian
- embargoPolish
- تحریم اقتصادی؛ منع تجارتPersian
- تجارتى بنديز، اقتصادى بنداړPashto
- restriçãoPortuguese
- embargoRomanian
- эмбаргоRussian
- embargoSlovak
- prepoved (trgovanja)Slovenian
- embargoSerbian
- embargoSwedish
- การสั่งห้ามค้าขายThai
- ambargoTurkish
- 禁運令Chinese (Trad.)
- ембарго, заборонаUkrainian
- سرکاری پابندی تجارت وغیرہ سے متعلقUrdu
- lệnh cấm vậnVietnamese
- 禁止贸易令，禁运令Chinese (Simp.)
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