antitrust en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæntiˈtɹʌst/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English trust English antitrust From anti- + trust.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.
2014 March 15, “Turn it off”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8878, archived from the original on 18 May 2020:The regulators used antitrust laws to block the merger, believing it would eliminate competition.
When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill.
2022 January 15, Binyamin Appelbaum, “Building a Better Meatpacking Industry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2022:
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Translations (18)
el αντιτράστ (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · ca antimonopolista (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · it antimonopolio (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · es antimonopolio (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · cs protimonopolní (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · cs antimonopolní (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · ms antitras (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · fi kartellien vastainen (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · cmn 反壟斷的 /反垄断的 (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · id antimonopoli (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · es antimonopolista (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · pt antitruste (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · pt antitrust (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · fr antitrust (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · fr antimonopolistique (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · gl antimonopolio (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · pl antymonopolowy (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts) · cmn 反托拉斯的 (opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts)