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- DictionaryBoy·cott/ˈboiˌkät/
verb
- 1. withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest: "we will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme"
noun
- 1. a punitive ban that forbids relations with certain groups, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods: "a boycott of the negotiations"
The meaning of BOYCOTT is to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions.
Boycott definition: to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion. See examples of BOYCOTT used in a sentence.
boycott. noun [ C ] COMMERCE, POLITICS uk / ˈbɔɪkɒt / us. the action of refusing to buy a product, do business with a company, or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval: a boycott of sth Pressure groups urged a consumer boycott of clothing brands made using child labour.
To boycott means to stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest; the noun boycott is the protest itself.
boycott. noun [ C ] COMMERCE, POLITICS uk / ˈbɔɪkɒt / us. the action of refusing to buy a product, do business with a company, or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval: a boycott of sth Pressure groups urged a consumer boycott of clothing brands made using child labour.
If you boycott a country, a organization, or an activity, you refuse to be involved with it, because you disapprove of it. The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. American English : boycott / ˈbɔɪkɒt /
a situation in which people refuse to buy, use, or do something because they do not approve of it: Environmental groups have called for a boycott of the company's products.
boycott something to refuse to buy, use or take part in something as a way of protesting. We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour. They have urged people to boycott foreign products.
Definition of boycott noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BOYCOTT meaning: to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting to stop using the goods or services of (a company, country, etc.) until changes are made
