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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

Words nearby cartelize

carte, carte blanche, carte du jour, cartel, cartelist, cartelize, Carter, Carteret, Carter, James Earl, Cartesian, Cartesian coordinate
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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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