: 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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Google has previously explored selling its ad exchange to appease European antitrust regulators, Reuters reported in September.
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David Shepardson and Jody Godoy, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Epic, the maker of the game Fortnite, brought the antitrust lawsuit against Apple in 2020.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The quarterly numbers hit the day after a scathing ruling against Apple in its longstanding antitrust battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games as a federal judge said the company knowingly violated a court order prohibiting it from collecting fees on purchases made outside of iOS apps.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2025
That’s the matter at the heart of the US government’s antitrust trial against Google, where Pichai made his remarks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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David Shepardson and Jody Godoy, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Epic, the maker of the game Fortnite, brought the antitrust lawsuit against Apple in 2020.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The quarterly numbers hit the day after a scathing ruling against Apple in its longstanding antitrust battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games as a federal judge said the company knowingly violated a court order prohibiting it from collecting fees on purchases made outside of iOS apps.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2025
That’s the matter at the heart of the US government’s antitrust trial against Google, where Pichai made his remarks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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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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