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カルテル

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Meanings

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noun

economics

Economics term for a formal agreement among competing firms to control prices, production, or markets.

from German Kartell

石せき油ゆ輸ゆ出しゅつ国こく機き構こうはカルテルの一いっ種しゅと見みなされることがある。
OPEC is sometimes regarded as a type of cartel.

カルテルは独どく占せん禁きん止し法ほうで規き制せいされている。

Cartels are regulated by antitrust laws.

Similar words

トラスト
トラスト (trust) is a more integrated combination of firms, often under a single management, while カルテル is a looser agreement among independent firms.
独どく占せん
独占 (monopoly) refers to a single firm dominating a market, whereas カルテル involves multiple firms colluding.

Etymology

Loanword from German 'Kartell', which originally comes from Italian 'cartello' (placard, written challenge) and ultimately from Latin 'charta' (paper).