An interesting word boycott

'Boycott' can be a noun or a verb.

Boycott   BrE/ˈbɔɪkɒt/  NAmE/ˈbɔɪkɑːt/

verb transitive

boycott something to refuse to buy, use or take part in something as a way of protesting

People plan on boycotting products from companies which use child labor.

Somebody encourages common people to boycott American goods.

Years ago, teachers in my hometown boycotted classes because their salaries weren't paid.

 

Boycott   BrE/ˈbɔɪkɒt/  NAmE/ˈbɔɪkɑːt/

noun countable

— often + of, against, or on

• the country's boycott of the language policy

• a boycott against/on the company's products

The US has imposed/introduced a boycott on/against some country's products.

 

Word Origin

from the name of Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), an Irish land agent treated in this way in 1880, in an attempt instigated by the Irish Land League to get rents reduced.