preembargo
/priːˈɛmbɑːrɡoʊ/
adjective
- Existing or occurring before an embargo (a government order that restricts trade or movement of goods).
- Preembargo trade agreements were still honored by some neighboring countries.
- Historians studied the preembargo economic data to understand the impact of the sanctions.
- The museum displayed art that was imported during the preembargo period.