embargo on export

embargo

— noun a government order imposing a trade barrier — verb ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons embargoed publications — verb prevent commerce The U.S. embargoes Libya

on Preposition

— positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above The apple is on the table. — at the date of Tim was born on the 4th of July. — along, forwards (continuing an action) drive on, rock on — about, dealing with the subject of I have a book on history. There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago. — touching; hanging from I have no money on me at the moment. I would like to eat the fruit on the trees. — because of, due to He was arrested on suspicion of bribery. I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it. The stock price increased on news of a new product.

on Adjective

— If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating. The television is on. The lights are on, so it is very bright.

export Verb

— If you export something, you send it out of the country, usually for business purposes. Canada will export up to 450,000 barrels per day of crude oil to China. The government is exporting its terrorist ideas to other countries in the area.

export Noun

— Export is the act or business of exporting things. A shipment of computers is being loaded on the ship for export to Singapore. — An export is something that you send out of the country, usually for business purposes. Bananas are Ecuador's largest export.