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embargoes

 

[ ษชmหˆbษ‘หrษกษ™สŠ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

international trade

Embargoes refer to official bans on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

Synonyms

ban, blockade, prohibition

Examples of usage

  • The government imposed embargoes on several countries in response to their human rights violations.
  • The embargo on oil exports severely impacted the economy of the affected nation.
Context #2 | Verb

trade

To embargo means to impose an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

Synonyms

ban, blockade, prohibit

Examples of usage

  • The country decided to embargo certain goods from its neighbor in response to political tensions.
  • The United Nations may choose to embargo a nation for violating international agreements.

Translations

Translations of the word "embargoes" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น embargos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคคเคฟเคฌเค‚เคง

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Embargos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ embargo

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะตะผะฑะฐั€ะณะพ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ embarga

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ฆ่ผธ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท embargos

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ embargos

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ambargolar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ธˆ์ˆ˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุญุธุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ embarga

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ embargรก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ฆ่ฟ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ embargi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ viรฐskiptabรถnn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะผะฑะฐั€ะณะพ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ”แƒ›แƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ embarqolar

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ embargos

Etymology

The word 'embargo' originated from Spanish 'embargar' meaning 'seize', which in turn came from the Latin 'im-ponere' meaning 'to place upon'. The concept of embargoes has been used throughout history as a tool of diplomacy and economic pressure. Embargoes have been employed in various conflicts and disputes to exert influence and control over trade relationships.

See also: embargo.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #27,141, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.