cartelize

American  

[kahr-tel-ahyz, kahr-tl-ahyz] / kɑrˈtɛl aɪz, ˈkɑr tlˌaɪz /

especially British, cartelise

verb (used with or without object)

cartelized, cartelizing

1. to organize into a business cartel.

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cartelize British  

/ ˈkɑːtəlaɪz /

verb

1. to form or be formed into a cartel

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Other Word Forms

• cartelization noun
• cartelizer noun
• decartelization noun
• decartelize verb (used with object)
• noncartelized adjective

Etymology

Origin of cartelize

First recorded in 1925–30; cartel + -ize

Example Sentences

Britain's tall, lean-jawed Lord Swinton had steadfastly plumped for the all-powerful authority to fix plane rates, routes, and passenger and cargo quotas�in effect, he wanted to cartelize postwar air transport.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though the U.S. certainly should not cartelize its industry Japanese-style, Japan's success might stimulate some thinking in Washington as to whether the antitrust laws should be liberalized to promote the nation's competitiveness in world markets.

From Time Magazine Archive