embargo

embargo is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. transitive verb. To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
3. noun. a government order imposing a trade barrier
4. verb. prevent commerce

   "The U.S. embargoes Libya"

5. verb. ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

   "embargoed publications"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in embargo:

bergamo

Common word forms

embargos, embargoed, embargoes, embargoing

Words from these letters

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