embargo

embargo definition - business

embargo

Prohibition of a category of trade that is applicable to either an export or an import. For example, concern about disease may cause France to place an embargo on beef imports from the United States.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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