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noun
price-fix·ing
ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ 
: the setting of prices artificially (as by producers or government) contrary to free market operations
Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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“Price-fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price-fixing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2023.
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price-fixing
noun
price-fix·ing
ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ
: 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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