boycott

To refuse to buy or use something because you disagree with what a company or organization does.

• We boycott that company’s products.
• Customers boycotted the shop after the scandal.
• Will you boycott brands that treat workers badly?

Common phrases: boycott a company, boycott something, boycott a shop

A protest in which people refuse to buy or use something.

• The boycott lasted a month.
• Workers called for a boycott of the company’s products.
• The shop lost customers during the boycott.

How to use it: a boycott of something (They organized a boycott of imported goods.)

Common phrases: a consumer boycott, boycott of something, call a boycott, organize a boycott