Noun: embargo (embargoes) em'baa(r)-gow
- A government order imposing a trade barrier
"The country imposed an embargo on oil exports to protest human rights violations";
- trade embargo, trade stoppage
- Ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
"embargoed publications"
- Prevent commerce
"The U.S. embargoes Libya"
Derived forms: embargoed, embargoes, embargoing
Type of: ban, block, censor, halt, import barrier, kibosh [informal], kybosh [informal], stop, trade barrier
Encyclopedia: Embargo