: 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
Examples of antitrust in a Sentence
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The deal is subject to antitrust clearance in Germany and Austria, along with other regulatory approvals.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Apr. 2024
The lawsuits' central claim is that the country’s biggest real estate brokerages and the NAR violated antitrust laws by engaging in business practices that required home sellers to pay the fees for the broker representing the buyer.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
There will be legal battles, issues with antitrust enforcers, and public dissension.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Deleted chats were also a sticking point for at least one juror in Google’s recent courtroom loss to Epic Games and came up in the DOJ’s antitrust trial against Google.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration’s economic policies have mainly focused on large-scale public spending projects meant to boost economic growth, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the CHIPS and Science Act, as well as efforts to support unions and step up antitrust enforcement.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
The Justice Department is said to be ramping up its antitrust probe into Live Nation, with unnamed sources telling the Wall Street Journal and Axios in recent weeks that the agency could file a lawsuit as soon as May.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, April 23, a U.S. federal judge approved the antitrust class-action settlement, which involves the NAR paying $418 million over the course of approximately four years and a significant change to how homes are sold.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Atop the list of legal threats is House vs. NCAA, an antitrust case that was recently granted class status and could cost the power conferences billions in backpay and future revenue.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Apr. 2024
The lawsuits' central claim is that the country’s biggest real estate brokerages and the NAR violated antitrust laws by engaging in business practices that required home sellers to pay the fees for the broker representing the buyer.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
There will be legal battles, issues with antitrust enforcers, and public dissension.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Deleted chats were also a sticking point for at least one juror in Google’s recent courtroom loss to Epic Games and came up in the DOJ’s antitrust trial against Google.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration’s economic policies have mainly focused on large-scale public spending projects meant to boost economic growth, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the CHIPS and Science Act, as well as efforts to support unions and step up antitrust enforcement.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
The Justice Department is said to be ramping up its antitrust probe into Live Nation, with unnamed sources telling the Wall Street Journal and Axios in recent weeks that the agency could file a lawsuit as soon as May.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, April 23, a U.S. federal judge approved the antitrust class-action settlement, which involves the NAR paying $418 million over the course of approximately four years and a significant change to how homes are sold.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Atop the list of legal threats is House vs. NCAA, an antitrust case that was recently granted class status and could cost the power conferences billions in backpay and future revenue.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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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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