The meaning of Embargo

Embargo – definition

noun
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
Usage examples:
An embargo on grain sales
noun
An order of a state forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports.
Usage examples:
An embargo laid by our emperor upon all vessels whatsoever

verb
Impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity).
Usage examples:
All of these countries have been embargoed by the us
verb
Seize (a ship or goods) for state service.
Usage examples:
They must embargo means of transport

noun
A government order to temporarily stop trading certain goods or with certain countries
Usage examples:
They put an embargo on imports of steel.

noun
An official order to stop trading with a particular country or in particular goods
Usage examples:
Put/place an embargo on sth we should place an embargo on the purchase of any diamonds originating …

Embargo translation into English

Embargo: translate from English into Chinese

禁运, 阻止

Embargo: translate from English into Dutch

Embargo, Verbod, Beslag, Beslag leggen op

Embargo: translate from English into French

Embargo

Embargo: translate from English into German

Embargo, Sperre, Embargo verhängen

Embargo: translate from English into Hindi

घाटबंधी, निषेध, घाटबन्दी, घाटबंधी करना, घाटबन्दी करना, व्यापार प्रतिषेध, व्यापार प्रतिरोध

Embargo: translate from English into Italian

Embargo

Embargo: translate from English into Korean

금지, 통상 정지, 출항금지, 입항금지, 출항금지를 명하다, 입항금지를 명하다, 정지하다

Embargo: translate from English into Russian

Эмбарго, Запрет, Запрещение, Накладывать эмбарго, Накладывать запрет, Реквизировать, Конфисковать

Embargo: translate from English into Spanish

Embargo, Prohibición, Embargar, Prohibir, Condición, Hacer embargo, Guerra política

Word origin

early 17th century: from Spanish, from embargar ‘arrest’, based on Latin in- ‘in, within’ + barra ‘a bar’.

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Embargo – similar words

embargoing

verb
Impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity).
Usage examples:
All of these countries have been embargoed by the us

noun
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
Usage examples:
An embargo on grain sales

noun
An order of a state forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports.
Usage examples:
An embargo laid by our emperor upon all vessels whatsoever

All meanings and translations of Embargoing

embargoes

noun
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
Usage examples:
An embargo on grain sales

verb
Impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity).
Usage examples:
All of these countries have been embargoed by the us

Plural of embargo

All meanings and translations of Embargoes

embargoed

verb
Impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity).
Usage examples:
All of these countries have been embargoed by the us

noun
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
Usage examples:
An embargo on grain sales

noun
An order of a state forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports.
Usage examples:
An embargo laid by our emperor upon all vessels whatsoever

All meanings and translations of Embargoed

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