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- pronunciation:
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bar
go
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embargoes |
| definition 1: |
a government order that restricts trade or the shipment of goods.
An embargo was placed on the buying and selling of products made from elephant tusks.- similar words:
- ban, restriction
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| definition 2: |
a government order that forbids ships to move in or out of its ports.
The embargo prevented us from sailing to their country.- similar words:
- ban
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| related words: |
boycott |
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