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cartelize

American

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

especially British, cartelise

verb (used with or without object)

cartelized, cartelizing

to organize into a business cartel.

cartelize British

/ ˈkɑːtəlaɪz /

verb

to form or be formed into a cartel

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Etymology

Origin of cartelize

First recorded in 1925–30; cartel + -ize

Example Sentences

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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

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