'embargo' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'embargo' with 3 example sentences.
- embargo noun
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: a government order imposing a trade barrier
- embargo verb
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: ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
: prevent commerce
The U.S. is calling for an arms embargo against violators of the treaty.
Opposition to the embargo was growing.
The United States needed ten years of embargo in order to weaken Iraq.