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embargo

/ɛm'bɑrgoʊ/

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noun
a government order imposing a trade barrier
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Similar:

trade embargo trade stoppage

type of:
trade barrier import barrier
verb
ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
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"embargoed publications"

type of:
censor ban
verb
prevent commerce
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"The U.S. embargoes Libya"

type of:
block halt kibosh stop

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