First Known Use: 1692
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cartel
noun car·tel \kär-ˈtel\
: a group of businesses that agree to fix prices so they all will make more money
Full Definition of CARTEL
1
: a written agreement between belligerent nations
2
: a combination of independent commercial or industrial enterprises designed to limit competition or fix prices
3
: a combination of political groups for common action
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Origin of CARTEL
French, letter of defiance, from Old Italian cartello, literally, placard, from carta leaf of paper — more at card
Related to CARTEL
- Synonyms
- combination, combine, syndicate, trust
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Rhymes with CARTEL
band shell, barbell, Becquerel, Blackwell, bluebell, bombshell, bridewell, cadelle, chandelle, Chanel, clamshell, compel, cormel, cornel, corral, cowbell, cupel, diel, dispel, doorbell, dry cell, dry well, dumbbell, duxelles, ear shell, eggshell, excel, expel, farewell, fat cell, foretell, fuel cell, gazelle, germ cell, Glaspell, gromwell, groundswell, half shell, handbell, hard sell, hard-shell, harebell, hotel, impel, indwell, inkwell, Jarrell, jurel, Kandel, lampshell, lapel, Mandel, marcel, maxwell, Maxwell, micelle, misspell, morel, motel, nacelle, nerve cell, Nobel, noel, nouvelle, nutshell, oil well, Orel, Orwell, outsell, pall-mall, Parnell, pastel, pell-mell, pixel, pointelle, Ponselle, presell, propel, quenelle, rakehell, rappel, Ravel, rebel, refel, repel, respell, retell, riel, rondel, Roswell, saurel, scalpel, seashell, sequel, sleigh bell, soft sell, soft-shell, solgel, speedwell, spinel, stairwell, star shell, stem cell, tooth shell, unsell, unwell, upwell, wind-bell
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