: 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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President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of antitrust regulators indicates that the scrutiny of Big Tech during the Biden administration will likely continue during Trump’s term.
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Owen Tedford, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The settlement was a result of a long-running antitrust case in which the two credit card network giants allegedly overcharged merchants by exacting excessive interchange fees, also called swipe fees.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Two Epic Games board directors have resigned from their positions amid an antitrust inquiry by the Justice Department.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
And realistically, the Trump administration is expected to walk back the ambitious antitrust enforcement agenda and be more merger-friendly than the Biden administration.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Owen Tedford, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The settlement was a result of a long-running antitrust case in which the two credit card network giants allegedly overcharged merchants by exacting excessive interchange fees, also called swipe fees.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Two Epic Games board directors have resigned from their positions amid an antitrust inquiry by the Justice Department.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
And realistically, the Trump administration is expected to walk back the ambitious antitrust enforcement agenda and be more merger-friendly than the Biden administration.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 30 Dec. 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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