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price-fix·ing | \ ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ 
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\Definition of price-fixing
: the setting of prices artificially (as by producers or government) contrary to free market operations
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price-fixing
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of price-fixing
: the usually illegal act or practice of agreeing with business competitors to set prices at a particular level instead of allowing prices to be determined by competition
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price-fixing
nounprice-fix·ing | \ ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ \
Legal Definition of price-fixing
: the usually illegal setting of prices artificially (as by producers) contrary to free market operations — see also horizontal price-fixing, vertical price-fixing
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The first known use of price-fixing was in 1889
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