BOYCOTT


Meaning of BOYCOTT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbȯi-ˌkät ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Charles C. Boycott died 1897 English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rents

Date: 1880

: to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a person, store, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions

• boycott noun

• boy·cott·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.