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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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.
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