embargo
Translation
embargo, ban, trade restriction
Examples
They have put an embargo on all imports.
They have put an embargo on all imports.
The arms embargo was lifted last year.
The arms embargo was lifted last year.
Grammar Patterns
((an embargo)) ((on sth.)) an official ban on trade with a country They have put an embargo on all imports.
Similar Words
Synonyms: ban, prohibition, restriction
Etymology
From Spanish 'embargar' (to impede), from 'em-' (in) + 'barra' (bar). Literally, 'to put a bar in the way'.
Memory Tips
Picture a BAR blocking goods from entering a harbor, creating an em-BAR-go.