Embargo

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoÊŠ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ɡəʊ

Origin

From Spanish embargar ("to arrest").

Full definition of embargo

Noun

1. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
2. A ban on trade with another country.
• 2004, Chris Wallace (journalist), Character: Profiles in Presidential CourageInstead he Jefferson proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England.
3. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
• This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.

Verb

1. (transitive) To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
2. (transitive) To impose an embargo on a document.

Anagrams

• Bergamo