embargo
Meanings
noun
- An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
- A ban on trade with another country.
- A temporary ban on making certain information public.
- A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.
verb
- To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
- To impose an embargo on a document.
name
- A barangay of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar, barrier”).
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