🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

cártel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cártel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cartel/kɑːrˈtɛl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El cártel controla el suministro y los precios de la droga."

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As noun
  1. 1

    An association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.

    "The oil cartel agreed to cut production to drive up prices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late 16th century (denoting a written challenge): from French cartel, from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta 'paper', from Latin carta.

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