1. subject to an official ban on trade or other commercial activity

Examples

• The embargoed goods could not be shipped to that country.
• Oil exports from the embargoed nation dropped significantly.
• Many embargoed products were stored in warehouses indefinitely.
• The company struggled to find alternative markets for their embargoed merchandise.
• Embargoed technology cannot be sold to certain foreign governments.
• The embargoed region faced severe economic hardship.