verb
- forming or organizing into a cartel; combining independent businesses or producers to control prices and limit competition
Usage: British spelling (American: cartelizing); present participle of cartelise; often used in business and economics contexts
Examples
- The oil-producing nations were accused of cartelising the global energy market.
- Regulators investigated whether the companies were cartelising to fix prices.
- By cartelising their operations, the producers hoped to stabilize revenue.
- The agreement was seen as an attempt at cartelising the industry.
- Antitrust laws prohibit firms from cartelising to eliminate competition.