EMBARGO
(noun) a government order imposing a trade barrier
synonyms : trade embargo , trade stoppage(verb) prevent commerce
"The U.S. embargoes Libya"
(verb) ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
"embargoed publications"
The human rights department embargoed the moviewhich could promote child labor. -added by priyavanjeri
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Mnemonics for embargo
(Tag: ) embargo = ban + cargo
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(Tag: English) end+bar( a way of earning money , a kind of business)+go--imagine if the government Bans(end) people from Going to the Bar's, it is IN TURN stopping the business activity.
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(Tag: English) they bar a business activity from going, we call it embargo
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(Tag: english) embargo ~ end+bargains ... kinda loss or restriction on trade
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(Tag: ) In the wordo emBARGO( sounds like CARGO), so in most of the planes some of the items are banned
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(Tag: ) Remember bargo with margo soap:- The government imposed a ban on business of margo soaps.
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(Tag: ) embargo = no barge go
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