Defenition of the word embargo
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Defenition of the word embargo
- A ban on trade with another country.
- A temporary ban on making certain information public.
- prevent commerce: "The U.S. embargoes Lybia"
- a government order imposing a trade barrier
- prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia"
- ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
- prevent commerce
- ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
Synonyms for the word embargo
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- ban
- bar
- block
- impede
- impediment
- prohibit
- prohibition
- restrict
- restriction
- stop
- stoppage
- trade embargo
- trade stoppage
Similar words in the embargo
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- embargo
- embargo's
- embargoed
- embargoes
- embargoing
Hypernyms for the word embargo
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- ban
- block
- censor
- halt
- import barrier
- kibosh
- stop
- trade barrier
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