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antitrust

an·ti·trust
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tee-truhst, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn tiˈtrʌst, ˌæn taɪ-/
    • /ˌæn.tiˈtrʌst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-truhst, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn tiˈtrʌst, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antitrust word

  • adjective antitrust In the United States, antitrust laws are intended to stop large firms taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way. 3
  • noun antitrust regulating or opposing trusts, monopolies, cartels, or similar organizations, esp in order to prevent unfair competition 3
  • adjective antitrust opposed to or regulating trusts; specif., designating or of federal laws, suits, etc. designed to prevent restraints on trade, as by business monopolies, cartels, etc. 3
  • adjective antitrust Antitrust activities are illegal activities that unfairly reduce competition, such as price-fixing, monopolies, and restraint of trade. 3
  • adjective antitrust opposing or intended to restrain trusts, monopolies, or other large combinations of business and capital, especially with a view to maintaining and promoting competition: antitrust legislation. 1
  • noun antitrust Of or relating to legislation preventing or controlling trusts or other monopolies, with the intention of promoting competition in business. 1
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Origin of antitrust

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; anti- + trust

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Parts of speech for Antitrust

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
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antitrust popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • clayton antitrust act

    an act of Congress in 1914 supplementing the Sherman Antitrust Act and establishing the FTC.

  • sherman antitrust act

    an act of Congress (1890) prohibiting any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of foreign or interstate trade.

  • consent decree

    a negotiated agreement of the parties to a lawsuit which resolves the disputed issues and is sanctioned by the court; often, specif., such an agreement by which the defendant agrees to cease an activity or practice asserted by the government to be illegal

  • trustbuster

    a federal official who seeks to dissolve business trusts, especially through vigorous application of antitrust regulations.
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