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embargo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar, barrier”).

Meanings

1. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
2. A ban on trade with another country.
   • Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England. 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:
3. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
   • This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.
4. A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.
   • They were delighted with the idea of their mamma having forgiven Louisa, but sorry, she thought, such a public proof of her pardon necessary as that of giving a party; for the sisters well knew how great an embargo it would lay on the purses of Helen and Georgiana;... 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 44:

Forms

Deriveds

embargoist · counterembargo · preembargo · Bat-embargo

Synonyms

blockade (blocking seaport activity)

Translations (109)

uk емба́рго (a ban on trade with another country) · hy բեռնարգելք (a ban on trade with another country) · th การห้ามสินค้า (a ban on trade with another country) · et embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · hi घाटबंधी (a ban on trade with another country) · ru эмба́рго (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · tg таҳрим (a ban on trade with another country) · sv embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · da embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · ka ემბარგო (a ban on trade with another country) · hi प्रतिबंध (a ban on trade with another country) · pt embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · fa تحریم (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · pl embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · fr embargo (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · az embarqo (a ban on trade with another country) · tg қадаған (a ban on trade with another country) · de Ausfuhrsperre (a ban on trade with another country) · ko 금수 (a ban on trade with another country) · tl pagpigil (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · fi embargo (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · lt embargas (a ban on trade with another country) · sh èmbārgo (a ban on trade with another country) · uk емба́рго (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · eo embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · ca embarg (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · eo embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ro embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · fi saarto (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ar حَصَار (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · fr embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · lv embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · fa تحریم (a ban on trade with another country) · ca embargament (a ban on trade with another country) · fi kauppasaarto (a ban on trade with another country) · km និន្និវារណ៍ (a ban on trade with another country) · bg емба́рго (a ban on trade with another country) · ca embargament (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ko 출항정지 (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · de Handelsembargo (a ban on trade with another country) · be эмба́рга (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · pt bloqueio (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · vi cấm vận (a ban on trade with another country) · cmn 禁運 /禁运 (a ban on trade with another country) · fo handilsbann (a ban on trade with another country) · he חֵרֶם (a ban on trade with another country) · de Handelsverbot (a ban on trade with another country) · sl embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · et embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · hu embargó (a ban on trade with another country) · tr ambargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · sq embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · pt embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · uk емба́рго (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · sv handelsembargo (a ban on trade with another country) · be эмба́рга (a ban on trade with another country) · mi herepū (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · tl pagpigil (a ban on trade with another country) · be эмба́рга (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · sh ѐмба̄рго (a ban on trade with another country) · io embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ca embarg (a ban on trade with another country) · el εμπάργκο (a ban on trade with another country) · es embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · hy էմբարգո (a ban on trade with another country) · th การห้ามเรือ (a ban on trade with another country) · tr ambargo (a ban on trade with another country) · de Beschlagnahme (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · sv embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · tr ambargo (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · ja 禁輸 (a ban on trade with another country) · fr embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · mi herepū (a ban on trade with another country) · pl embargo (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · mk емба́рго (a ban on trade with another country) · kmr ambargo (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · sk embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · de Embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · he אֶמְבַּרְגּוֹ (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ja 出港停止 (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ky эмбарго (a ban on trade with another country) · cs embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · he חֵרֶם (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · mi herepū (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · de Embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · cmn 封港令 (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · uz embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · fi julkistamiskielto (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · tg эмбарго (a ban on trade with another country) · kmr ambargo (a ban on trade with another country) · ru запре́т (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · ro embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ko 금수조치 (a ban on trade with another country) · ru эмба́рго (a ban on trade with another country) · kk эмбарго (a ban on trade with another country) · kmr ambargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · is hafnbann (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ru эмба́рго (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · nb embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · he אֶמְבַּרְגּוֹ (a ban on trade with another country) · it embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · es embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · ar حَظْر (a ban on trade with another country) · cs embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · ru блока́да (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port) · ko 엠바고 (a ban on trade with another country) · de Verbot (a temporary ban on making certain information public) · pl embargo (a ban on trade with another country) · is viðskiptabann (a ban on trade with another country)

embargo en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar, barrier”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
2. (transitive) To impose an embargo on a document.
   • Embargoed until after first reading in Parliament 2023 July 4, “Introduction of the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Bill”, in Ministry of Trade and Industry, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2023:

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