How to Use price-fixing in a Sentence

price-fixing

noun
  • That means when there is a cap on how long a college athlete can play, develop skills and earn money, that cap could be construed as price-fixing.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, the government's antitrust laws were designed to curb monopolistic behavior and prevent price-fixing by dominant firms.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Legislators last year updated the law to clarify that even if businesses don’t communicate directly but use algorithmic pricing software that leads to them charging a common rate, that could still be considered price-fixing.
    Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The National Recovery Administration made agreements with industries about work hours, pay rates and price-fixing, creating more than 500 codes of fair practice for many industries.
    Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In March, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned on X that oil refiners and corporations engaged in price-fixing would be held accountable, vowing to deploy all lawful measures against unethical business practices.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026

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