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Monopolies and Mergers Commission
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Monopolies and Mergers Commission — noun A former body set up to investigate monopolies, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑monopoly … Useful english dictionary
Monopolies and Mergers Commission — The statutory body in the United Kingdom which is responsible for investigating mergers and takeovers in the UK to ensure that they are not against the public interest, which is usually defined in terms of the impact of the merger on competition… … Financial and business terms
Monopolies and Mergers Commission — Monopolies and Mer|gers Com|mis|sion, the a British government organization whose job is to examine cases where two companies plan to ↑merge (=join together to form a larger company) , and to decide whether this would be bad for other businesses… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Monopolies and Mergers Commission — MMC See: Competition Commission … Accounting dictionary
Monopolies and Mergers Commission — MMC See Competition Commission … Big dictionary of business and management
Monopolies and Mergers Commission — /məˌnɒpəliz ən mɜ:d əz kəˌmɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a government organisation which examines takeover bids at the request of the Office of Fair Trading, to see if a successful bid would result in a monopoly and so harm the consumer by reducing competition.… … Dictionary of banking and finance
Competition Commission (United Kingdom) — This article is about a competition regulator in the United Kingdom. For other similar organizations called Competition Commission, see Competition regulator. The Competition Commission is a non departmental public body responsible for… … Wikipedia
Competition Commission — A commission established in 1948 as the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission, renamed the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in 1973, and given its present title in 1999 under the Competition Act (1998). It investigates questions… … Accounting dictionary
Competition Commission — A commission established in 1948 as the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission, renamed the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in 1973, and given its present name in 1999 under the Competition Act (1998). It investigates questions… … Big dictionary of business and management
Competition Commission — The UK regulator of monopolies, mergers and anti competitive activities. ■ www.competition commission.org.uk ■ * * * Competition Commission UK US noun COMMERCE, GOVERNMENT, LAW ► in the UK, an organization that makes sure that there is fair … Financial and business terms
