embargoes

Variant of embargo

embargo definition

em·bargo (em bär′gō, im-)

noun pl. embargoes -·goes

  1. a government order prohibiting the entry or departure of commercial ships at its ports, esp. as a war measure
  2. any restriction or restraint, esp. one imposed on commerce by law; specif.,
    1. a prohibition of trade in a particular commodity
    2. a prohibition or restriction of freight transportation

Etymology: Sp < embargar < VL *imbarricare < L in-, in, on + ML barra, bar

transitive verb embargoed -·goed, embargoing -·go·ing

to put an embargo upon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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