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TRADE EMBARGO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trade embargo mean?
• TRADE EMBARGO (noun)
The noun TRADE EMBARGO has 1 sense:
1. a government order imposing a trade barrier
Familiarity information: TRADE EMBARGO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A government order imposing a trade barrier
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
embargo; trade embargo; trade stoppage
Hypernyms ("trade embargo" is a kind of...):
import barrier; trade barrier (any regulation or policy that restricts international trade)
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