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Common collocations with embargo in American Collocation

embargo noun countable

US /ɪmˈbɑrɡoʊ/

total

absolute
complete
total

He supported a total embargo on trade.

strict

comprehensive
crippling
strict
tight

The army is roughly half the size it was during the recent war and remains under a tight arms embargo.

not total

partial

President Eisenhower responded by declaring a partial embargo on trade with Cuba.

types of embargo

arms
economic
export
international
military
oil
trade

Gasoline prices fell lower than they had been at any time since the oil embargo of 1973.

put an embargo on something

declare
impose
lay
place
put

The government had placed an embargo on the export of raw nuts because it could not believe the low prices that the exporters were quoting.

make sure that an embrago is obeyed

enforce

They were not able to guarantee that the embrago would be strictly enforced.

be affected by an embargo

be affected by
be under

At that time both countries were under US trade embargos.

end an embargo

end
lift
remove

They decided to lift the arms embargo on the region.

not end an embargo

maintain
prolong

France’s decision to maintain the embargo caused a trade row.

make an embargo more/less strict

ease
tighten

It also tightened the weapons embargo and cracked down hard on the oil-smuggling trade.

break an embargo

be in breach of
breach
break
bypass
circumvent
violate

International arms embargoes are systematically violated.

not break an embargo

respect

They declared in July that they would no longer respect the trade embargo.