antitrust

adjective

an·​ti·​trust ˌan-tē-ˈtrəst How to pronounce antitrust (audio) ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antitrust (audio)
: of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to trusts or combinations
specifically : consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices

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Those talks collapsed over price and worries about antitrust pushback, neither of which hold true today. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026 European Union leaders have also been seeking to speed up antitrust approval for a satellite venture called Project Bromo, which could create a large European company to rival SpaceX, Bloomberg News reported. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 The version that passed the Senate would exempt the NCAA and its members from antitrust claims regarding eligibility, transfers, recruiting and other topics. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026 But Marxists who dreamed of a workers’ republic could not compete with the reformers in Congress who enacted such measures as a progressive income tax, antitrust legislation, and a ban on child labor. — Michael Kazin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for antitrust

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First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of antitrust was in 1888

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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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antitrust

adjective
an·​ti·​trust ˌan-tē-ˈtrəst, ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antitrust (audio)
: of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to business trusts or combinations
specifically : consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices see also Clayton Antitrust Act and Sherman Antitrust Act
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