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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. noun [ C ] COMMERCE, POLITICSuk/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 sthPressure groups urged a consumer boycott of clothing brands made using child labour.
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.
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. This noun comes from the name of Charles C. Boycott, an English land agent in 19th-century Ireland who refused to reduce rents for his tenant farmers.
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.
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.
verb. If a country, group, or person boycotts a country, organization, or activity, they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it. The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. [VERB noun] Synonyms: embargo, reject, snub, refrain from More Synonyms of boycott.
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.
Boycott definition: To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, dealing with, or participating in as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion.
To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, dealing with, or participating in as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion: boycott a business; boycott merchants; boycott buses; boycott an election. n. The act or an instance of boycotting.
