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embargo

Noun

IPA /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/

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An official restriction that prevents trade with a country or the supply of particular goods.

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embargo/ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/

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Goods normally move between countries
An official restriction stops the trade
The affected goods cannot be supplied

An embargo imposes an official restriction on trade or specified goods.

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The news explained how a trade embargo had affected local shops.
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embargo — An official restriction that prevents trade with a country or the supply of particular goods.

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An official restriction that prevents trade with a country or the supply of particular goods.

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Word origin

From Spanish embargo and embargar, meaning to restrain or arrest, ultimately related to a bar or barrier.

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Impose an embargo introduces the restriction; lift an embargo removes it.

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