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Spell Bee Word: Embargo

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What does embargo mean?

Word: Embargo

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Embargo means an official order that stops trade with a country or stops something, such as a news story, from being shared until a set time.

Synonyms: bar, restriction, prohibition

Antonyms: permission

Word origin: From a Spanish verb meaning to hold back or seize.

How do you spell embargo?

Syllables: em - bar - go

Tricky part: It begins with em, not im, as embark and embassy do.

Watch out for: imbargo, embarggo, enbargo

Memory tip: Embargo, embark and embassy all begin with em, and all three have to do with ships or nations.

Embargo in a sentence

Example 1: The country placed an embargo on the export of onions when prices rose.

Example 2: The embargo was lifted after the two nations signed a new agreement.

Example 3: Newspapers received the report early but under an embargo until midnight.

Fun Fact

Embargo came into English from Spanish, where it meant holding back or seizing goods; in English it was first used for orders that kept ships from leaving or entering a port.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

embargo

a) treaty
b) ban
c) export
d) tax

Show answer

b) ban. An embargo is an official ban.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

embarrgo

a) r
b) m
c) g
d) b

Show answer

a) r. Bar has a single r, and so does embargo.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sanction
b) embargoe
c) tariff
d) quota

Show answer

b) embargoe. The singular ends in a plain o, with nothing after it.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During an oil embargo, a country ____.

a) cannot buy oil from the banned seller
b) pays less tax on petrol
c) drills new oil wells abroad
d) sells oil at half price

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a) cannot buy oil from the banned seller

2. When an embargo is lifted, ____.

a) new taxes are added
b) prices are frozen for a year
c) the border is closed
d) trade can start again

Show answer

d) trade can start again

Associated Words

Words that start with emba: embarrassing, embarrassment, embarrassed, embankment

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: restriction, prohibition, permission

More words from this list

grief, likeness, pathologist, seize, underneath, adversity, blessing, controversy

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