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Word: Boycott
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
from the name of Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), an Irish land agent so treated in 1880, in an attempt instigated by the Irish Land League to get rents reduced
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɔɪkɒt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest
Short Definition:withdraw from relations with organization etc. as protest
Examples:- we will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme
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