price fixing

or price-fixing

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noun

the establishing of prices at a determined level, either by a government or by mutual consent among producers or sellers of a commodity.

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Origin of price fixing

First recorded in 1945–50

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How to use price fixing in a sentence

“Price for adults to $4250; From 10 years to 14 years to $2125; Under 10 years free,” the listing says.
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But in more middle-class and working-class neighborhoods, sessions are typically a fourth of that price.
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Bitcoin began 2013 with a roaring price of $770 per unit, and businesses right and left were converting to the ethereal product.
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He is a true advocate for human rights who has paid a horrible price for standing up against the Assad dictatorship.
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Industry experts claim an increase in awareness amongst men when it comes to styles, design, and price regarding their underwear.
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(p. 054) At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the measure of price and value.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Jos lifted himself on his elbow, and fixing his shining eyes on Ramona, said in Spanish, "My mother asks if you are travellers?"
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Yielding to the advice of his friends, he put on it a price the amount of which abashed him.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
The great Mr. Abrahams had an unlimited commission to secure at any price, a long list of great works.
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If the high wage is paid and the short hours are granted, then the price of the thing made, so it seems, rises higher still.
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British Dictionary definitions for price fixing

price-fixing

noun

the setting of prices by agreement among producers and distributors

another name for price control, resale price maintenance

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Cultural definitions for price fixing

price fixing

Any usually unlawful practice by which producers of a commodity act together to obtain an artificially high price.

price fixing

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