boycott

boy·cott

 (boi′kŏt′)

tr.v. boy·cott·ed, boy·cott·ing, boy·cotts

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.

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[After Charles C. Boycott, (1832-1897), English land agent in Ireland.]

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boy′cott′er n.

Word History: An Englishman and former British soldier, Charles C. Boycott was the estate agent of the Earl of Erne in County Mayo, Ireland. The earl was one of the absentee landowners who as a group held most of the land in Ireland. Boycott was chosen in the fall of 1880 to be the test case for a new policy advocated by Charles Parnell, an Irish politician who wanted land reform. Any landlord who would not charge lower rents or any tenant who took over the farm of an evicted tenant would be given the complete cold shoulder by Parnell's supporters. Boycott refused to charge lower rents and ejected his tenants. At this point members of Parnell's Irish Land League stepped in, and Boycott and his family found themselves isolated—without servants, farmhands, service in stores, or mail delivery. Boycott's name was quickly adopted as the term for this treatment, not just in English but in other languages such as French, Dutch, German, and Russian.

boycott

(ˈbɔɪkɒt)

vb

1. (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.

n

2. an instance or the use of boycotting

[C19: after Captain C. C. Boycott (1832-97), Irish land agent for the Earl of Erne, County Mayo, Ireland, who was a victim of such practices for refusing to reduce rents]

boy•cott

(ˈbɔɪ kɒt)
v.t.

1. to join together in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of protest or coercion: to boycott a store.

2. to abstain from buying or using: to boycott imported goods.

n.

3. the practice of boycotting.

4. an instance of boycotting.

[after Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880]

boy′cott•er, n.

boycott

, embargo - A boycott is an organized popular protest, named for Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832-97), a land agent in Ireland to whom this was done in 1880; an embargo is usually imposed by a government.

See also related terms for imposed.

boycott

Past participle: boycotted
Gerund: boycotting

Imperative

boycott

boycott

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boycott - a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies protest, dissent, objection - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Verb	1.	boycott - refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with ostracise, ostracize - avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, patronize, shop, sponsor - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, patronize, shop, sponsor - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

boycott

verb

1. embargo, reject, snub, refrain from, stay away from, spurn, steer clear of, blacklist, black, cold-shoulder, ostracize, refuse to take part in, turn your back on, blackball The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections.
back, support, accept, champion, welcome, promote, advocate, espouse, patronize

noun

1. embargo the lifting of the economic boycott

boycott

verb

To exclude from normal social or professional activities:

blackball, blacklist, ostracize, shut out.

Translations

boycott

[ˈbɔɪkɒt]

A. N → boicot m

B. VT [+ firm, country] → boicotear

boycott

[ˈbɔɪkɒt]

n → boycottage m

vt → boycotter

boycott

n → Boykott m; to impose a boycott on something → einen Boykott über etw (acc) → verhängen

vt → boykottieren

boycott

[ˈbɔɪkɒt]

1. n → boicottaggio

2. vt → boicottare

boycott

(ˈboikot) verb

to refuse to have any dealings with (a firm, country etc). boikot مُقاطَعَه бойкот boicotar bojkotovat boykottieren boykotte μποϊκοτάρω ; κηρύσσω εμπορικό αποκλεισμόboicotear boikoteerima تحریم کردن boikotoida boycotter לְהַחֲרִים बहिष्कार करना izbjegavati bojkottál memboikot sniðganga boicottare ボイコットする 보이콧하다 boikotuoti boikotēt memboikot boycottenboikottebojkotować مقاطعه کول boicotar a boicota бойкотировать bojkotovať bojkotirati bojkotovati bojkotta คว่ำบาตร boykot etmek 杯葛 бойкотувати صحبت سے خارج کرنا ، قطع تعلق کرنا tẩy chay 拒绝来往 boicotejar

noun

a refusal to deal with a firm etc. boikot отказ boicotar تحریم boikotti חֶרֶם किसी कंपनी इत्यादि से कारोबार करने से इनकार izbjegavanje memboikot 보이콧 boikots pemulauan boycot مقاطعه ، تحریم bojkot การคว่ำบาตร 杯葛 бойкот کاروبار منقطع کرنا sự tẩy chay 抵制 boicot