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anticompetitive

adjective

an·​ti·​com·​pet·​i·​tive
ˌan-tē-kəm-ˈpe-tə-tiv
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anticompetitive (audio)
: tending to reduce or discourage competition

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The settlement has been reached to resolve claims that the company participated in an anticompetitive scheme that drove up rental prices for Coloradans. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 Stay-to-play requirements, which are common across youth sports, are perhaps the clearest example of the Stars’ anticompetitive business practices, Luke Hasskamp, an antitrust attorney with Bona Law, told USA TODAY in July. Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 On Monday, Pfizer filed a second lawsuit against the companies, alleging that Novo Nordisk's attempt to outbid Pfizer to acquire Metsera is anticompetitive. Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025 To the average consumer, converging with the world’s most prominent marketplace may not seem dire, but its anticompetitive practices can be especially brutal on these sellers. Mara Weinraub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anticompetitive

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anticompetitive was in 1852

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“Anticompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticompetitive. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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