anti-monopoly

adjective

an·​ti-mo·​nop·​o·​ly
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-p(ə-)lē,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-monopoly (audio)
variants or antimonopoly
: opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies
anti-monopoly laws
anti-monopolist noun
or antimonopolist
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-pə-list,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-monopoly (audio)
… fully embraced the reform effort, casting himself as an anti-monopolist who opposed the designs of the Guggenheim Alaska Syndicate to lock up Alaska development as their private cash cow. — Steve Haycox

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China retaliates the same day by announcing a flurry of countermeasures, including sweeping new duties on a variety of American goods and an anti-monopoly investigation into Google. — TIME, 8 Mar. 2025 Beijing's announcement also included measures against U.S. companies, including Google, which Chinese regulators will probe for possible breaches of anti-monopoly laws. — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025 The company also saw its shares tumble after the Chinese government announced an investigation into the chipmaker for possibly violating anti-monopoly laws. — Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 6 Jan. 2025 Tech & Innovation Nvidia under fire, solar eclipses on demand, and Elon Musk vs. the SEC: Tech news roundup Plus, Xiaomi’s newest Tesla-rivaling EV will launch next summer Previous Slide Next Slide Nvidia (NVDA) is under investigation for allegedly violating anti-monopoly laws in China. — Quartz, 14 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anti-monopoly

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-monopoly was in 1818

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