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boycott
[ boi-kot ]
verb (used with object)
- to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion:
to boycott a store.
- to abstain from buying or using:
to boycott foreign products.
noun
- the practice of boycotting.
- an instance of boycotting.
boycott
1/ ˈɔɪɒ /
verb
- tr to refuse to have dealings with (a person, organization, etc) or refuse to buy (a product) as a protest or means of coercion
to boycott foreign produce
noun
- an instance or the use of boycotting
Boycott
2/ ˈɔɪɒ /
noun
- BoycottGeoff(rey)1940MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Geoff ( rey ). born 1940, English cricketer: played for Yorkshire (1962–86); played in 108 test matches (1964–1982); first England batsman to score 8,000 test runs
boycott
- The refusal to purchase the products of an individual, corporation , or nation as a way to bring social and political pressure for change.
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dzcdzٳ· noun
- t·Dzcdzٳ noun adjective
- ·Dzcdzٳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of boycott1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of boycott1
Example Sentences
Calls for the two UK acts to cancel their concerts emerged after Mr Ozkan went on social media to condemn a fight that broke out in a coffee shop boycotted by protesters.
However, there have been protests and boycotts around the world at Mr Musk's outspoken and controversial political involvement.
Some social media users have also called for a boycott of the film, but there has not been a large-scale online campaign or big protests against the movie.
Noted physicist Stephen Hawking, a supporter of the Palestinian cause, participated in an academic boycott of Israel and endowed an astronomy chair at a university in the West Bank.
On Tuesday, UC Davis also dissolved a law student association that passed a financial and academic boycott of Israel.
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