price fixing
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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price-fixingnounthe setting of prices by agreement among producers and distributors
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price-fixing
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price-fixing
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the setting of prices by agreement among producers and distributors
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another name for price control resale price maintenance
price fixing
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Etymology
Origin of price fixing
First recorded in 1945–50
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The saying rings true under a deal where three major US egg producers will have to crack into their supplies to settle price fixing claims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
“The quintessential image of price fixing is a secret deal made between competitors over cigars in a smoky back room,” attorneys wrote in the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Some prospective IPO investors feared that Mastercard could ultimately be on the hook for many billions of dollars’ worth of legal liabilities related to allegations of price fixing.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
Pollack has also secured the acquittal of a former Enron executive and won back-to-back mistrials for a chicken company executive accused of price fixing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Her one effort at price fixing, though entirely successful, had exhausted her courage.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips
From 2016, several generic drug manufacturers were targeted by a US Department of Justice investigation for suspected price-fixing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
It accused tennis' governing bodies in the US, the UK and the EU of "horizontal price-fixing" their prize money, saying what the players earn "lags far behind" other athletes.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The Justice Department indicted four shipping container manufacturers and executives for alleged price-fixing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Recently, the Department of Justice announced it was investigating whether fertilizer companies in the U.S. have engaged in years of price-fixing.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
Price-cutting in oil, threatening ruin to those engaged in the industry, as early as 1879, led a number of companies in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia to unite in price-fixing.
From History of the United States by Charles A. (Charles Austin) Beard
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