embargo
n. ban, restriction on commerce v. impose an embargo, officially restrict commerce | ||||
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Embargo Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| MONASH Marketing Dictionary |
Embargo
a total restriction on a particular good leaving or entering a county; any restriction imposed in the release of information, advertising, etc before a given date.
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a total restriction on a particular good leaving or entering a county; any restriction imposed in the release of information, advertising, etc before a given date.
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| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Embargo
a government prohibition against the shipment of certain products to a particular country for economic or political reasons.
a government prohibition against the shipment of certain products to a particular country for economic or political reasons.
Embargo Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Embargo
(v. t.)
To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
(n.)
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.
(v. t.)
To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
(n.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
embargo
Noun
1. a government order imposing a trade barrier
(synonym) trade embargo, trade stoppage
(hypernym) trade barrier, import barrier
Verb
1. ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
(hypernym) ban, censor
2. prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia"
(hypernym) stop, halt, block, kibosh
(derivation) trade embargo, trade stoppage
Noun
1. a government order imposing a trade barrier
(synonym) trade embargo, trade stoppage
(hypernym) trade barrier, import barrier
Verb
1. ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
(hypernym) ban, censor
2. prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia"
(hypernym) stop, halt, block, kibosh
(derivation) trade embargo, trade stoppage
| hEnglish - advanced version |
embargo
embargo
\em*bar"go\ (?), n.; pl. embargoes (#). [sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em- (l. in) + sp. barra bar, akin to f. barre bar. see bar.] 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.
note: if the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil embargo.
embargo
\em*bar"go\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. embargoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. embargoing.] to lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
embargo
n : a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: trade embargo , trade stoppage]
v : prevent commerce: "the u.s. embargoes lybia"
similar words(1)
trade embargo
embargo
\em*bar"go\ (?), n.; pl. embargoes (#). [sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em- (l. in) + sp. barra bar, akin to f. barre bar. see bar.] 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.
note: if the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil embargo.
embargo
\em*bar"go\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. embargoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. embargoing.] to lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
embargo
n : a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: trade embargo , trade stoppage]
v : prevent commerce: "the u.s. embargoes lybia"
similar words(1)
trade embargo
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embargo
Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
Embargo Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary |
Embargo
This is an act of international military aggression where an order is made prohibiting ships or goods from leaving a certain port, city or territory and may be enforced by military threat of destroying any vehicle that attempts to break it or by trade penalties. - (read more on Embargo)
This is an act of international military aggression where an order is made prohibiting ships or goods from leaving a certain port, city or territory and may be enforced by military threat of destroying any vehicle that attempts to break it or by trade penalties. - (read more on Embargo)
Embargo Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Embargo
Order to restrict the hauling of freight.
Order to restrict the hauling of freight.
| Glossary of Parliamentary Procedure |
embargo
A restriction on the distribution or publication of a document or the information it contains, until some time stipulated for its release. An embargo is often placed on documents given a limited distribution prior to their tabling in the House and on notices of motion prior to the release of the Notice Paper in which they appear.
Compare: lock-up.
A restriction on the distribution or publication of a document or the information it contains, until some time stipulated for its release. An embargo is often placed on documents given a limited distribution prior to their tabling in the House and on notices of motion prior to the release of the Notice Paper in which they appear.
Compare: lock-up.
Embargo Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Embargo
In international commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce and trade with a certain country, in order to isolate it and to put its government into a difficult internal situation, given that the effects of the embargo are often able to make its economy suffer from the initiative.
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