cartelize

American  

[kahr-tel-ahyz, kahr-tl-ahyz] / kɑrˈtɛl aɪz, ˈkɑr tlˌaɪz /

especially British, cartelise

verb (used with or without object)

cartelized, cartelizing

1. to organize into a business cartel.

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cartelize British  

/ ˈkɑːtəlaɪz /

verb

1. to form or be formed into a cartel

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Other Word Forms

• cartelization noun
• cartelizer noun
• decartelization noun
• decartelize verb (used with object)
• noncartelized adjective

Etymology

Origin of cartelize

First recorded in 1925–30; cartel + -ize

Example Sentences

Though the U.S. certainly should not cartelize its industry Japanese-style, Japan's success might stimulate some thinking in Washington as to whether the antitrust laws should be liberalized to promote the nation's competitiveness in world markets.

From Time Magazine Archive

Britain's tall, lean-jawed Lord Swinton had steadfastly plumped for the all-powerful authority to fix plane rates, routes, and passenger and cargo quotas�in effect, he wanted to cartelize postwar air transport.

From Time Magazine Archive