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📚 noun • entry_id 14215

embargo

/ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
embargo
An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
embargo
A ban on trade with another country.
Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England.
Phrases
Bat-embargocounterembargoembargoistpreembargo
Word forms
embargoesembargos