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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɐ̃.tiˈtɾuʃ.tʃi/
"O órgão antitruste aprovou a fusão com restrições."
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Relating to legislation preventing or controlling monopolies and cartels, with the intent of promoting fair competition in business.
"The government launched an antitrust investigation into the tech giant's acquisition practices."
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Laws and regulations intended to promote competition and prevent unlawful market concentration and monopolistic behavior.
"Violations of antitrust can lead to massive corporate fines and forced divestitures."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the prefix 'anti-' (derived from Greek meaning against or opposite) with the noun 'trust' (referring historically to large industrial combinations or cartels that monopolized markets in late 19th-century America). Originating in the United States during the Gilded Age, it came into prominent legal and public use with the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 to describe laws and regulations aimed at promoting fair competition and preventing monopolies.
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anticoncurrence
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ti.kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃s/
"Les lois anticoncurrence protègent les consommateurs contre les abus de position dominante."
Kartellrechtlich
Transliteration: /kaʁˈtɛlˌʁɛçtlɪç/
Script: Kartellrecht
"Das Bundeskartellamt prüft die Fusion aus kartellrechtlicher Sicht."
antitrust
Transliteration: /an.tiˈtrast/
"L'autorità garante della concorrenza ha avviato un'indagine antitrust."
antimonopolio
Transliteration: /an.ti.mo.noˈpo.ljo/
"La fiscalía presentó una demanda antimonopolio contra la corporación."
antitruste
Transliteration: /ɐ̃.tiˈtɾuʃ.tʃi/
"O órgão antitruste aprovou a fusão com restrições."
एकाधिकार विरोधी
Transliteration: ekadhikar virodhi
"सरकार ने बड़ी कंपनियों के खिलाफ एकाधिकार विरोधी नीति सख्त कर दी है।"
反垄断
Transliteration: fǎn lǒngduàn
"监管机构对这家科技巨头发起了反垄断调查。"
반독점
Transliteration: bandokjeom
"공정거래위원회는 엄격한 반독점법을 집행하고 있습니다."
独占禁止
Transliteration: dokusen kinshi
"公正取引委員会は独占禁止法違反の疑いで調査を行った。"
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