price fixing

American  

Or price-fixing

noun

1. 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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price-fixing British  

noun

1. the setting of prices by agreement among producers and distributors

2. another name for price control resale price maintenance

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price fixing Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of price fixing

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Sherman Act of 1890 made it illegal for competing companies to engage in horizontal price fixing, potentially punishable by prison time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

While the suggestion of price fixing isn’t new—the companies have denied wrongdoing in the past—the fresh demand for a federal probe signals both political and regulatory pressure for the group.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

In fact, they made so much that the company is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice for alleged price fixing, resulting in a 4 percent drop in its stock.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2025

Chamber of Commerce and an Uber subsidiary successfully challenged the law, arguing that bargaining by independent-contractor drivers amounted to illegal concerted action and price fixing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Like private property, competition is not the universal feature of our present system, but it is the most general and characteristic method of valuation, of price fixing, and of trade.

From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert

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