embargo

Definitions

1. A barangay of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
2. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
3. A ban on trade with another country.
4. trade embargo
5. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
6. distraint
7. A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.
8. seizure, freezing (juridical detention of goods)
9. foreclosure

Equivalents

Examples

“Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end⟳ to all trade⟳ between America and England.”

“This copy⟳ of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.”

“They were delighted with the idea of their mamma having forgiven Louisa, but sorry, she thought, such a public proof of her pardon necessary as that of giving a party; for the sisters well knew how great an embargo it would lay⟳ on the purses of Helen and Georgiana;...”

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