cartelize

[ kahr-tel-ahyz, kahr-tl-ahyz ]

/ kɑrˈtɛl aɪz, ˈkɑr tlˌaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), car·tel·ized, car·tel·iz·ing.

to organize into a business cartel.

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Also especially British, car·tel·ise .

Origin of cartelize

First recorded in 1925–30; cartel + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM cartelize

car·tel·i·za·tion, nouncar·tel·iz·er, nounde·car·tel·i·za·tion, nounde·car·tel·ize, verb (used with object), de·car·tel·ized, de·car·tel·iz·ing.

non·car·tel·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cartelize

cartelize

cartelise

/ (ˈkɑːtəlaɪz) /

verb

to form or be formed into a cartel

Derived forms of cartelize

cartelization or cartelisation, noun

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