price-fixing

noun

price-fix·​ing ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ How to pronounce price-fixing (audio)
: the setting of prices artificially (as by producers or government) contrary to free market operations

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The company was also recently fined by French regulators in a price-fixing case. Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024 Pledges to curb price-fixing among corporate landlords. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024 But the government contractor was recently accused of price-fixing on Department of Defense contracts. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 The case comes after an unrelated class action targeting many of the same schools over allegations of financial aid price-fixing yielded a $284 million settlement this year. Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 Plaintiffs in the case argued that the league was engaging in price-fixing because fans of a single team were not able to buy just that team’s games. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024 The company has faced allegations of price-fixing elsewhere. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024 Listen to this article In May, the FBI executed a search warrant at the Atlanta offices of a major property management company as part of a two-year-old investigation into allegations of collusion and price-fixing among the owners of apartment buildings in several states. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024 In a letter Thursday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and other officials, the Democrats said a recent Federal Trade Commission investigation into a high-profile merger uncovered evidence of price-fixing by oil executives that led to higher energy costs for American families and businesses. Matthew Daly, Fortune, 30 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of price-fixing was in 1889

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“Price-fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price-fixing. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

price-fixing

noun
price-fix·​ing
ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ
: the usually illegal setting of prices artificially (as by producers) contrary to free market operations see also horizontal price-fixing, vertical price-fixing

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