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antitrust

/ˌæntiˈtrʌst/ /ˌæntaɪˈtrʌst/

Meanings
adjective

Antimonopolio

Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.

Examples :

"The regulators used antitrust laws to block the merger, believing it would eliminate competition."
Los reguladores utilizaron leyes antimonopolio para bloquear la fusión, creyendo que eliminaría la competencia.
government law business economy politics

Related Words

Illustration believing

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

Creer

"I believe there are faeries."

Creo que hay hadas.

Illustration establishment

establishment noun

/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

Establecimiento, fundación, creación

"Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business."

Desde el establecimiento de la empresa en 1984, se han convertido en un negocio global.

Illustration competition

competition noun

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/

Competencia, competición

"The competition for this job is strong."

La competencia por este trabajo es fuerte.

Illustration referring

referring verb

/rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /rəˈfɜːrɪŋ/

Referir, dirigir la atención a

"The teacher was referring to the homework assignment when she said it was due tomorrow. "

La profesora se estaba refiriendo a la tarea cuando dijo que era para mañana.

Illustration opposed

opposed verb

/əˈpəʊzd/ /əˈpoʊzd/

Oponerse a, resistir, combatir

"There is still time to oppose this plan."

Todavía hay tiempo para oponerse a este plan.

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Normalmente, generalmente

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

Excepto uno o dos días al año, normalmente va al trabajo caminando.

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

contra

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

Es un trabajo duro nadar contra la corriente.

Illustration monopolies

monopolies noun

/məˈnɑpəliz/

Monopolios

"Historically, railway transportation was often controlled by monopolies, allowing them to set high prices. "

Históricamente, el transporte ferroviario a menudo estaba controlado por monopolios, lo que les permitía fijar precios altos.

Illustration existence

existence noun

/ɛɡ.ˈzɪs.təns/

Existencia

"In order to destroy evil, we must first acknowledge its existence."

Para destruir el mal, primero debemos reconocer su existencia.

Illustration eliminate

eliminate verb

/ɪˈlɪməneɪt/

Eliminar, suprimir, erradicar

"The teacher eliminated the confusing question from the test. "

El profesor eliminó la pregunta confusa del examen.

Illustration regulators

regulators noun

/ˈrɛɡjəˌleɪtərz/ /ˈrɛɡjəˌleɪɾərz/

Reguladores, controladores

"The voltage regulator stopped working and the resulting overload destroyed the device."

El regulador de voltaje dejó de funcionar y la sobrecarga resultante destruyó el dispositivo.

Illustration legislation

legislation noun

/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/

Legislación, elaboración y promulgación de leyes, leyes promulgadas

"The new school legislation requires all students to wear uniforms. "

La nueva legislación escolar exige que todos los estudiantes usen uniformes.