impose a ban

impose a ban
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  • impose — im‧pose [ɪmˈpəʊz ǁ ˈpoʊz] verb impose a ban/​tax/​fine etc to officially order that something should be forbidden, taxed etc: • The city council can not impose a utility tax without voter approval. • The US Commerce Department threatened to… …   Financial and business terms

  • ban */*/ — I UK [bæn] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms ban : present tense I/you/we/they ban he/she/it bans present participle banning past tense banned past participle banned 1) to say officially that people must not do, sell, or use… …   English dictionary

  • ban — ban1 [ bæn ] verb transitive often passive ** 1. ) to say officially that people must not do, sell, or use something: The book was banned from school libraries. They signed agreements banning the use of chemical weapons. 2. ) to say officially… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • impose — verb 1 impose a ban/tax/fine etc (on) to officially order that something should be forbidden, restricted, taxed etc, or that someone should be punished: The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory. | We have decided to impose sanctions on… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • impose — /ɪm pəυz/ verb to give orders for something, e.g. a tax or a ban, which other people have to pay or obey ● to impose a tax on bicycles ● The unions have asked the government to impose trade barriers on for ● They tried to impose a ban on smoking …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • ban — ban1 W3 [bæn] n an official order that prevents something from being used or done ban on ▪ a total ban on cigarette advertising lift/impose a ban ▪ a call to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military →↑test ban ban 2 ban2 past tense and past… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ban — [ bɑ̃ ] n. m. • fin XIIe; frq. °ban 1 ♦ Anciennt Proclamation officielle, publique de qqch., en particulier d un ordre, d une défense. Mod. Proclamation solennelle d un futur mariage à l église. Les bans de mariage sont affichés à la porte de l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ban (title) — Ban (IPA2|baːn) is a title used in several states in central and south eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century. EtymologyThe word ban derives from South Slavic ban lord, master, ruler , cognate with Persian ban prince, lord,… …   Wikipedia

  • ban — I n. 1) to impose, place put a ban on 2) to lift a ban from 3) a test ban 4) a wartime ban 5) a ban on II v. 1) (D; tr.) to ban from (they were banned from attending) 2) (K) the police banned their demonstrating in the park * * * [bæn] …   Combinatory dictionary

  • impose — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively ▪ The terms of the contract were effectively imposed rather than agreed. ▪ simply ▪ New technology cannot be used successfully if it is simply imposed on an unwilling workforce. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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