cartel
English
Etymology
From French cartel, from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta (“card, page”), from Latin charta.
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
Related terms
Translations
group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices
combination of political groups
written challenge or defiance
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official agreement concerning exchange of prisoners
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ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war
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