price-fixing
noun
price-fix·ing
ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ 
: the setting of prices artificially (as by producers or government) contrary to free market operations
Examples of price-fixing in a Sentence
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The proposal essentially would prohibit landlords from using an algorithm that, critics allege, facilitates price-fixing and hikes up rent.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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LinkedIn buys Sunnyvale tech office for more than $70 million in cash
Its shares slid about 6% as the markets opened in New York, leading a broad selloff in semiconductor firms from the US to Japan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The Department of Justice under the Biden administration brought a suit against RealPage and a number of landlords, alleging that the software enables price-fixing through algorithmic coordination.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
RealPage rejects the claims that it is involved in price-fixing.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
These laws aim to curb anti-competitive behaviors, such as price-fixing, market allocation, and monopolistic mergers.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The company also had to pay $75 million in damages plus costs to settle a lawsuit over price-fixing.
—Kemala Karmen, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Following San Francisco’s ban, the Philadelphia City Council passed a ban on algorithmic rental price-fixing with a veto-proof vote last month.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 4 Dec. 2024
The company was also recently fined by French regulators in a price-fixing case.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Another California city bans ‘price-fixing’ software from RealPage to set rents
LinkedIn buys Sunnyvale tech office for more than $70 million in cash
Its shares slid about 6% as the markets opened in New York, leading a broad selloff in semiconductor firms from the US to Japan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The Department of Justice under the Biden administration brought a suit against RealPage and a number of landlords, alleging that the software enables price-fixing through algorithmic coordination.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
RealPage rejects the claims that it is involved in price-fixing.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
These laws aim to curb anti-competitive behaviors, such as price-fixing, market allocation, and monopolistic mergers.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The company also had to pay $75 million in damages plus costs to settle a lawsuit over price-fixing.
—Kemala Karmen, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Following San Francisco’s ban, the Philadelphia City Council passed a ban on algorithmic rental price-fixing with a veto-proof vote last month.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 4 Dec. 2024
The company was also recently fined by French regulators in a price-fixing case.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Price-fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price-fixing. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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