embargo
Translation
embargo, ban, restriction
Examples
The government placed an embargo on oil exports.
The government placed an embargo on oil exports.
The news story was under embargo until midnight.
The news story was under embargo until midnight.
Grammar Patterns
((an embargo)) ((on sth.)) an official ban on trade with a country The country imposed an embargo on all imports.
Similar Words
Synonyms: ban, prohibition, restriction, sanction
Etymology
From Spanish 'embargar' (to bar, impede), from Vulgar Latin '*imbarricare' (to enclose with a bar).
Memory Tips
Think of putting a 'bar' on trade. The 'go' at the end can remind you that goods are not allowed to 'go'.