Antitrust Meaning
/ˌæntiˈtɹʌst/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
adjOpposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
Sentence Examples
The company faced antitrust lawsuits over monopolistic practices.
The government enforced antitrust laws to promote competition.
The regulators filed an antitrust lawsuit against the massive technology corporation.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The government filed an ____ lawsuit to break up the monopolistic corporation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government launched an ____ investigation into the tech giant's practices.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English trust English antitrust From anti- + trust.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry."
— 2014 March 15, “Turn it off”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8878, archived from the original on 18 May 2020:
"When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill."
— 2022 January 15, Binyamin Appelbaum, “Building a Better Meatpacking Industry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2022:
Explore More C1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The government filed an ____ lawsuit to break up the monopolistic corporation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government launched an ____ investigation into the tech giant's practices.