: 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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In December, Google agreed to pay $700 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit, which claimed Google forced app makers to use its payment system on its Play Store marketplace.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The high-stakes courtroom battle, which has featured testimony from grocery executives and antitrust experts, is expected to run through next week.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
The probe presents a fresh headache for Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation, which also faces an antitrust lawsuit in the United States that could force a breakup of the firm, one of the world’s biggest concert promoters.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
In recent days, antitrust concerns have accelerated the downward move.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The high-stakes courtroom battle, which has featured testimony from grocery executives and antitrust experts, is expected to run through next week.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
The probe presents a fresh headache for Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation, which also faces an antitrust lawsuit in the United States that could force a breakup of the firm, one of the world’s biggest concert promoters.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
In recent days, antitrust concerns have accelerated the downward move.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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antitrust
adjective
an·ti·trust
ˌan-tē-ˈtrəst, ˌan-ˌtī- 
: 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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