cartel

EnglishEdit

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EtymologyEdit

From French cartel, from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta (“card, page”), from Latin charta.

PronunciationEdit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɑːˈtɛl/
(US) IPA^(key): /kɑɹˈtɛl/
Rhymes: -ɛl

NounEdit

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.
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 termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

group of businesses or nations that collude to fix prices

Bulgarian: картел (bg) m (kartel)
Czech: kartel m
Dutch: kartel (nl) n
French: cartel (fr) m

German: Kartell (de) n
Hebrew: קרטל (he) m (kart'el)
Icelandic: einokunarhringur m
Russian: картель (ru) m (kartɛ́l’)
Spanish: cártel (es)

combination of political groups

Dutch: kartel (nl) n
French: cartel (fr) m

Russian: картель (ru) m (kartɛ́l’)

written challenge or defiance

Russian: картель (ru) m (kartɛ́l’)

official agreement concerning exchange of prisoners

Russian: картель (ru) m (kartɛ́l’)

ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war

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