ban vs embargo

ban and embargo both are nouns.

ban and embargo both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ban	Yes	No	Yes	No
embargo	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, embargo is a hyponym of ban; that is, embargo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ban:

ban: forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
embargo: ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

ban (noun)	embargo (noun)
a decree that prohibits something	a government order imposing a trade barrier
an official prohibition or edict against something
100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania
100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova
a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

ban (verb)	embargo (verb)
prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure	prevent commerce
forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)	ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
expel from a community or group
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

Difference between ban and embargo

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