embargo

Plural: embargoes, embargos

Noun

• a government order imposing a trade barrier
• 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

Verb Forms: embargoed, embargoing, embargoes

• To impose a ban on trade or restrict movement.
• ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
  • "embargoed publications"
• prevent commerce
  • "The U.S. embargoes Libya"
• To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
• To impose an embargo on a document.

Examples

• The game’s embargo on proper nouns forces players to rely on their general vocabulary.
• This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.

Synonyms

trade embargo, trade stoppage, blockade

Anagrams of embargo