Definitions

1. noun

A government order prohibiting trade with a particular country or restricting the export or import of certain goods or commodities.

“The country imposed an embargo on all Cuban goods due to the economic crisis.”

2. verb

To prohibit trade with a particular country or to restrict the export or import of certain goods or commodities.

“The government decided to embargo the sale of arms to the warring nation.”

3. noun

A restriction on the use or distribution of something, especially information.

“The company put an embargo on the release of the new product to avoid premature hype.”