antitrust

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From anti- +‎ trust.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈtɹʌst/
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Adjective[edit]

antitrust (not comparable)

  1. (law) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
    The regulators used antitrust laws to block the merger, believing it would eliminate competition.
    • 2014 March 15, “Turn it off”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8878:
      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.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From anti- +‎ trust.

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Adjective[edit]

antitrust (plural antitrusts)

  1. antitrust

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɾɐs.t͡ʃi/, /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɾɐst͡ʃ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɾɐʃ.t͡ʃi/, /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɾɐʃt͡ʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɾɐst͡ʃ/, /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈtɾɐs.t͡ʃi/

Adjective[edit]

antitrust (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of antitruste

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English antitrust.

Adjective[edit]

antitrust m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. antitrust

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