Look up: cartel

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   Cartel
   A cartel is a written agreement for the exchange or ransom of prisoners.
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   Cartel
   A cartel is an unarmed ship commissioned in time of war to exchange prisoners of any two hostile powers, or to carry proposals from one to another.
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   Cartel
   A group of producers who act together to fix price, output or conditions of sale.
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   Cartel
   A group of producers who act together to fix price, output or conditions of sale
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   Cartel
   A group of firms acting together to restrict prices. Most commonly, a group of producers agree not to sell below a given price to give themselves monopoly pricing power....more on Cartel
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   cartel
   Agreement among national or international firms not to compete with one another. Cartels can be formed to fix prices by maintaining the price of a product at an artificially low level, to deter new...
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   cartel
   Arrangement(s) between competing firms designed to limit or eliminate competition between them, with the objective of increasing prices and profits of the participating companies and without producing any objective countervailing benefits. In practice, this is generally done by fixing prices, limiting output, sharing markets, allocating customers or territories, bid rigging or a combination of the...
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   Cartel
   Car·tel' noun [ French, from Late Latin cartellus a little paper, dim. from Latin charta . See 1st Card .] 1. (Mil.) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners. Wilhelm. 2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. [ Obsolete] « He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel ., Sir W. Scott.< ...
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   Cartel
   Car'tel transitive verb To defy or challenge. [ Obsolete] « You shall cartel him. B. Jonson. »
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    Cartel
    ---- A `cartel` is a formal (explicit) agreement among firms. Cartels usually occur in an oligopolistic industry, where there are a small number of sellers and usually involve homogeneous products. Cartel members may agree on such matters as price fixing, total industry output, market shares, allocation of customers, allocation of territories, bid rigging, establishment of common sales agencies, and the division of profits or combination of these...
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    Cartel
    • (n.) A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. • (n.) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners. • (v. t.) To defy or challenge.
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    cartel
    association of independent firms or individuals for the purpose of exerting some form of restrictive or monopolistic influence on the production or ... [6 related articles]
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    cartel
    cartel 1. A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service. 2. An official agreement between governments at war, especially one concerning the exchange of prisoners. 3. A group of parties, factions, or nations united in a common cause; a bloc. 4. Etymology: 'a w...
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    Cartel
    A group of firms or countries that seeks to raise the price of a good by restricting its supply. The term is usually used for international groups, especially involving state-owned firms and/or governments.
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    cartel
    cartel (kärtel') , national or international organization of manufacturers or traders allied by agreement to fix prices, limit supply, divide markets, or to fix quotas for sales, manufacture, or division of profits among the member firms. In that it often has international scope the cartel ...
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