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Word entry · 7 letters

boycott

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"Refuse to buy from"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɔɪkɒt/Part of speech noun, verbSorted bcoottyStarts with BEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Refusal to buy from or deal with someone as protest.

Word origin

From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.

Used in a sentence

  • Unbowed after two years in jail, nine of the defendants boycotted the trial, refusing even to talk to their lawyers.
  • But even if you weren't boycotting the film on the basis of its disgraceful necrobestiality theme, boycotting it on the basis of its vampires is reason enough.
  • UFW and Chile solidarity boycotts of grapes had very little contact with one another, despite the extensive connections between California and Chilean fruit industries.

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