: 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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Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images Alphabet shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google’s antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The ruling was closely watched across Silicon Valley, as other major tech giants are also fighting antitrust cases brought by the US government.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Rather than continue with the case, the government and Microsoft agreed that the company wouldn't have to break up and would, instead, establish an internal antitrust technical committee and compliance program.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Collective bargaining with a union enables the NFL and its teams to negotiate economic restraints that become exempt from antitrust scrutiny, including a rookie wage scale and a salary cap.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The ruling was closely watched across Silicon Valley, as other major tech giants are also fighting antitrust cases brought by the US government.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Rather than continue with the case, the government and Microsoft agreed that the company wouldn't have to break up and would, instead, establish an internal antitrust technical committee and compliance program.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Collective bargaining with a union enables the NFL and its teams to negotiate economic restraints that become exempt from antitrust scrutiny, including a rookie wage scale and a salary cap.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 8 Sep. 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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