Boycott — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɐvˌænsɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌlbd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌlbd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐvˌænsɚɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

patronise patronize

Parts of Speech

noun	a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
verb	refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Word Forms

boycott	verb	refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
boycott	noun	a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Boykott

die Weigerung einer Gruppe, aus Protest gegen deren Richtlinien kommerzielle Geschäfte mit einer Organisation zu machen

🇫🇷French

boycotter

le refus d'un groupe d'avoir des relations commerciales avec une organisation pour protester contre ses politiques

🇪🇸Spanish

boicotear

La negativa de un grupo a tener tratos comerciales con alguna organización en protesta contra sus políticas.

🇮🇹Italian

boicottare

il rifiuto di un gruppo di intrattenere rapporti commerciali con qualche organizzazione per protestare contro le sue politiche

🇳🇱Dutch

boycot

de weigering van een groep om commerciële zaken te doen met een bepaalde organisatie uit protest tegen haar beleid

🇵🇹Portuguese

boicote

a recusa de um grupo em ter relações comerciais com alguma organização em protesto contra as suas políticas

🇷🇺Russian

бойкотировать

отказ группы иметь коммерческие отношения с какой-либо организацией в знак протеста против ее политики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहिष्कार

किसी समूह द्वारा अपनी नीतियों के विरोध में किसी संगठन के साथ व्यावसायिक व्यवहार करने से इनकार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বয়কট

একটি গোষ্ঠী তার নীতির বিরুদ্ধে প্রতিবাদে কিছু সংস্থার সাথে বাণিজ্যিক লেনদেন করতে অস্বীকার করে

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிப்பு

ஒரு குழு அதன் கொள்கைகளுக்கு எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவிக்கும் வகையில் சில அமைப்புகளுடன் வணிக ரீதியாக தொடர்பு கொள்ள மறுப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిష్కరణ

ఒక సమూహం దాని విధానాలకు వ్యతిరేకంగా కొన్ని సంస్థతో వాణిజ్యపరమైన లావాదేవీలను కలిగి ఉండటానికి నిరాకరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बहिष्कार

एखाद्या गटाने त्याच्या धोरणांच्या निषेधार्थ एखाद्या संस्थेशी व्यावसायिक व्यवहार करण्यास नकार दिला

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહિષ્કાર

જૂથ દ્વારા તેની નીતિઓના વિરોધમાં કેટલીક સંસ્થા સાથે વ્યવસાયિક વ્યવહાર કરવાનો ઇનકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ

ಅದರ ನೀತಿಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟಿಸಿ ಕೆಲವು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಲು ಗುಂಪಿನ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഹിഷ്കരിക്കുക

ഒരു ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെ നയങ്ങളിൽ പ്രതിഷേധിച്ച് ചില സംഘടനകളുമായി വാണിജ്യ ഇടപാടുകൾ നടത്താൻ വിസമ്മതിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਈਕਾਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਨੀਤੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਨਾਲ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਲੈਣ-ਦੇਣ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بائیکاٹ

کسی گروپ کا اپنی پالیسیوں کے خلاف احتجاج میں کسی تنظیم کے ساتھ تجارتی لین دین سے انکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

联合抵制

某个团体拒绝与某个组织进行商业往来以抗议其政策

🇯🇵Japanese

ボイコット

ある組織の方針に抗議して、ある組織との商業取引をグループが拒否すること

🇰🇷Korean

보이콧

특정 조직의 정책에 항의하여 특정 조직과의 상업적 거래를 거부하는 그룹

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩy chay

việc một nhóm từ chối giao dịch thương mại với một tổ chức nào đó để phản đối chính sách của tổ chức đó

🇹🇭Thai

การคว่ำบาตร

กลุ่มปฏิเสธที่จะมีการติดต่อทางการค้ากับองค์กรบางแห่งเพื่อประท้วงนโยบายของตน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memboikot

penolakan suatu kelompok untuk melakukan transaksi komersial dengan suatu organisasi sebagai protes terhadap kebijakannya

🇲🇾Malay

boikot

keengganan kumpulan untuk mengadakan urus niaga komersial dengan beberapa organisasi sebagai protes terhadap polisinya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقاطعة

رفض المجموعة إجراء تعاملات تجارية مع بعض المنظمات احتجاجًا على سياساتها

🇮🇷Persian

تحریم

امتناع یک گروه از انجام معاملات تجاری با برخی از سازمان ها در اعتراض به سیاست های آن

🇹🇷Turkish

boykot

bir grubun, politikalarını protesto etmek amacıyla bir kuruluşla ticari anlaşma yapmayı reddetmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֵרֶם

סירובה של קבוצה לקיים עסקאות מסחריות עם ארגון כלשהו במחאה על מדיניותה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'boycott'?

The primary meaning of 'boycott' is 'a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies'.

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Using 'boycott' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'boycott' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'boycott' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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