antitrust

From anti- +‎ trust.

• IPA^(key): /ˌæntiˈtɹʌst/

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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.

• antimonopoly

From anti- +‎ trust.

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antitrust (plural antitrusts)

1. antitrust

• “antitrust”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

antitrust (invariable)

1. Alternative form of antitruste

Unadapted borrowing from English antitrust.

antitrust m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. antitrust

From English antitrust

antitrust (invariable)

1. antitrust

• “antitrust”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10