cartel
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French cartel, from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta (“card, page”), from Latin charta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cartel (plural cartels)
- A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
- A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action.
- A written letter of defiance or challenge.
- Sir Walter Scott
- He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 22:
- Xerxes whipped the Sea, and writ a cartell of defiance to the hill Athos.
- Sir Walter Scott
- An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wilhelm to this entry?)
- (nautical) A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners.
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Translations[edit]
group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices
combination of political groups
ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian cartello
Noun[edit]
cartel m (plural cartels)
- A cartel
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -el
Noun[edit]
cartel m (plural carteles)
