What does "embargo" mean?

An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.

What is a synonym for "embargo"?

Common synonyms include: ban, bar, bar out, barrier, barring, black.

Pronounced //ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ//.

//ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
2
a government order imposing a trade barrier wordnet
3
A ban on trade with another country.
"Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England."
4
A temporary ban on making certain information public.
"This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m."
5
A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.
"They were delighted with the idea of their mamma having forgiven Louisa, but sorry, she thought, such a public proof of her pardon necessary as that of giving a party; for the sisters well knew how great an embargo it would lay on the purses of Helen and Georgiana;..."

Verb

1
To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country. transitive
2
prevent commerce wordnet
3
To impose an embargo on a document. transitive
"Embargoed until after first reading in Parliament"
4
ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons wordnet