meaning of embargo
1. An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail.
2. To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
3. a government order imposing a trade barrier
Related Words
embargo | embargoed | embargoes | embargoing |
