embargoed
embargoed adjective: having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with. Also the simple past and past participle of embargo.
Adjective
embargoed (comparative more embargoed, superlative most embargoed)
- Having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with.
- Verified access is also required to access most embargoed papers.2017, Martin Angler, Science Journalism: An Introduction
- We became the most embargoed state on earth.2018, D. B. John, Star of the North: An explosive thriller set in North Korea
Also used as
embargoed is also the simple past and past participle of embargo.
Examples of embargoed in a sentence
- 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,2023, Vincent Kiernan, Embargoed Science:
- An embargo is a restriction upon the transfer of specified goods, usually arms or petroleum products, to the embargoed State.2023, Terry D. Gill, Kinga Tibori-Szabó, The Use of Force and the International Legal System, page 284:
Forms of embargoed
| comparative | more embargoed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most embargoed |
Words formed from embargoed
Questions about embargoed
- What does embargoed mean?
- Embargoed means having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with.
- How do you use embargoed in a sentence?
- 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,
- What part of speech is embargoed?
- Embargoed is an adjective.
Words near embargoed in the dictionary
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