Exchange Rate Amsterdam. Use the currency converter below to calculate the current exchange rate for the city of Amsterdam. The currency used in Amsterdam is the Euro. Amsterdam is the capital of The Netherlands. If you are traveling to Amsterdam, you will need to exchange your currency for the Dutch Euro. You may exchange your money for the Euro at most Amsterdam banks or at specialized stores called Foreign Exchange Bureaus.
Definition of embargo. plural. embargoes. 1 : an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports. 2 : a legal prohibition on commerce a trade embargo. 3 : stoppage, impediment; especially : prohibition I lay no embargo on anybody's words â Jane Austen.
Restricting American ships from engaging in foreign trade in 1807 to 1812 (from the Nonintercourse Acts), the Embargo Act of 1807 was a result of the constant conflict between Britain and France during the early 1800s. British impressment also added additional grievances for the Americans.