boycott a product

Meaning

This phrase means to collectively refuse to buy or use a specific item as a way of expressing disapproval or forcing a company to change its behavior. It is commonly used in discussions about ethics, politics, the environment, and consumer rights.

Examples

• Activists are urging consumers to boycott products that use non-recyclable packaging.

  Activists are urging consumers to boycott products that use non-recyclable packaging.

• Many people decided to boycott the product after learning about the company's labor practices.

  Many people decided to boycott the product after learning about the company's labor practices.

• If we boycott their products, they will have no choice but to listen to our demands.

  If we boycott their products, they will have no choice but to listen to our demands.

• The campaign to boycott products from that region has gained significant traction online.

  The campaign to boycott products from that region has gained significant traction online.

• She chose to boycott products tested on animals, opting for cruelty-free alternatives instead.

  She chose to boycott products tested on animals, opting for cruelty-free alternatives instead.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ They decided to make a boycott to the product.

  ✓ They decided to boycott the product.

  'Boycott' is used directly as a transitive verb. You do not 'make a boycott to' something.

• ✗ Consumers are boycotting against the product.

  ✓ Consumers are boycotting the product.

  The verb 'boycott' does not require the preposition 'against'. You boycott the product directly.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Environmental groups are calling on the public to ___ made by companies that contribute to deforestation.

  💡 Refuse to buy goods.

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  boycott products

• We should ___ if we want to show that we don't support their unethical behavior.

  💡 Stop purchasing this specific item.

  Show answer

  boycott the product