embargo

Meaning of embargo

noun
  1. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
  2. A ban on trade with another country.
  3. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
    This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.
verb
  1. To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
  2. To impose an embargo on a document.

Information about embargo

Hyphenation of embargo

em-bargo

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • embargo is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of embargo

Anagrams of embargo

Bergamo

Words that rhyme with embargo

Argo, argo, counterembargo, disembargo, preembargo, cargo, supercargo, supracargo, Dargo, Fargo, fargo, Keylargo, Largo, largo, Amargo, Camargo, Margo, margo, pargo, sargo, botargo

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