antitrust

[an-tee-truhst, an-tahy-]

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adjective

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.

antitrust

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noun

(modifier) regulating or opposing trusts, monopolies, cartels, or similar organizations, esp in order to prevent unfair competition

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Word History and Origins

Origin of antitrust¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; anti- + trust

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I think there are a lot of rural folks who are hoping for an antitrust movement with Obama, and that didn't happen.

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Federal antitrust laws prohibit so-called gun-jumping, when an acquiring company begins calling the shots before a deal’s official closure.

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A federal judge approves an antitrust settlement between the NCAA, top conferences and Division I athletes that allows for schools to directly pay athletes.

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Donald Pepperman, a partner at Waymaker in Los Angeles who specializes in antitrust litigation, said a key defense probably will be that the insurers acted in their own economic self interest in dropping policyholders.

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Both of Judge Gonzalez Rogers' judgements stem from an antitrust case filed by Epic Games.

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antitranspirant antitruster

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