EMBARGO
\ɛmbˈɑːɡə͡ʊ], \ɛmbˈɑːɡəʊ], \ɛ_m_b_ˈɑː_ɡ_əʊ]\
Definitions of EMBARGO
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a government order imposing a trade barrier
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ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; - said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
By Oddity Software
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To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; - said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
By Noah Webster.
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A government act restraining vessels from leaving or entering a port, or stopping transportation by railway: any hindrance or restraint on commerce by law.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A prohibition of ships to leave port: a stoppage of trade for a short time by authority:-pl. EMBARGOES.
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To lay an embargo on:-pr.p. embargoing; pa.p. embargoed.
By Daniel Lyons
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Prohibition of ships from leaving port.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A prohibition of ships from leaving port; an impediment; a check.
By James Champlin Fernald
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