Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embargoed

/ɪmbˈɑɹɡoʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: em-bar-goed
IPA: /ɪmbˈɑɹɡoʊd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with.

verb

simple past and past participle of embargo

Example Sentences

"Verified access is also required to access most embargoed papers."
"We became the most embargoed state on earth."
"And other journalists suggested that the article should have been run sooner if it was based on independent reporting rather than the embargoed announcement by the journal,"
"An embargo is a restriction upon the transfer of specified goods, usually arms or petroleum products, to the embargoed State. It could also include a bar upon specific individuals or categories of persons (e.g. mercenaries) entering the embargoed State."

Inflected Forms

more embargoed (comparative) most embargoed (superlative)

Derived Forms

unembargoed

Questions

How do you pronounce embargoed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmbˈɑɹɡoʊd/.
What does embargoed mean?: Having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with.

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