: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
At the same time, the Department of Justice has opened an antitrust investigation into whether major egg producers artificially inflated prices during the surge.
—
Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Apple shares were down less than 1% after France's antitrust watchdog fined the tech giant $162 million over the rollout of a privacy feature resulted in abuse of competition law.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
Alston also gave the Court an opportunity to clarify the NCAA is not owed a deferential standard of review on antitrust claims.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Flashback: The building went into decline after the federal government settled antitrust cases that broke up AT&T's telecommunications monopoly.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antitrust
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Apple shares were down less than 1% after France's antitrust watchdog fined the tech giant $162 million over the rollout of a privacy feature resulted in abuse of competition law.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
Alston also gave the Court an opportunity to clarify the NCAA is not owed a deferential standard of review on antitrust claims.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Flashback: The building went into decline after the federal government settled antitrust cases that broke up AT&T's telecommunications monopoly.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antitrust
Cite this Entry
“Antitrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antitrust. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLegal Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share