EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French cartel, from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta (“card, page”), from Latin charta.
PronunciationEdit
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.
- 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 termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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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AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
cartel m (plural cartels)
- A cartel
AnagramsEdit
External linksEdit
- “cartel” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).