BOYCOTT

boycott

(noun) a group’s refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

boycott

(verb) refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Boycott

A village name

A surname.

Etymology

Verb

boycott (third-person singular simple present boycotts, present participle boycotting, simple past and past participle boycotted)

To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

Synonyms

• blackball, blacklist, embargo, withhold patronage; see also boycott

Noun

boycott (plural boycotts)

The act of boycotting.

Synonyms

• embargo, taboo; see also sanction

Source: Wiktionary

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Boy"cott`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boycotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boycotting.] Etym: [From Captain Boycott, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.]

Definition: To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.

Boy"cott, n.

Definition: The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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