embargo /; AmE / noun [C] (plural embargoes)

(Economics )

an official order that prevents trade with another country:

The government has put an embargo on oil exports.

a trade embargo against/on certain countries

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❖ to enforce/impose an embargo (on sth)

◆ to place/put an embargo on sth

◆ to end/lift an embargo

◆ an arms/oil/a trade embargo

embargo verb [+ obj] (embargoes, embargoing, embargoed, embargoed)

to place an embargo on sth:

The government has embargoed all grain sales to the country.

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