the embargo act forbade Americans to export or import goods
trade
The oil embargo
The plural form of embargo is embargoes
The United States established a trade embargo against Cuba on October 19, 1960. The embargo does not include exports for medicine and food.
If by the people a boycott, if by governments an embargo.
An embargo has the effect of prohibiting some activity, generally economic activity. The effect of an embargo is that goods and services are prevented from flowing across embargo lines even where there is a market for those goods. For example, there is an embargo preventing U.S. companies from exporting technology with military applications into terrorist-sponsoring countries. The effect is that businesses are prohibited from doing so. Similarly, there is a general trade embargo imposed by the U.S. on Cuba. As a result, goods from Cuba can not be imported into the U.S. The effect is that one can not legally sell Cuban cigars in America.
virtually all exports and most imports
America would prohibit all foreign trade.
An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail., To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail., To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
Embargo
The singular possessive form for the noun embargo is embargo's.
They enforced a trade embargo against the country.There has been a trade embargo against North Korea for years.An embargo is bad for businesses, unless you're a smuggler.
why was the embargo on cuba?
An embargo is organized for a particular reason. Those who agree with the reason, will support the embargo.
The oil embargo
An Embargo
Embargo is a verb and a noun.