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Competition law — Antitrust redirects here. For the 2001 film, see Antitrust (film). For laws specific to the U.S., see United States antitrust law. Competition law Basic concepts … Wikipedia
Competition — Intra or intermarket rivalry between businesses trying to obtain a larger piece of the same market share. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * competition com‧pe‧ti‧tion [ˌkɒmpˈtɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːm ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE a situation in … Financial and business terms
competition — Intra or intermarket rivalry between or among businesses trying to obtain a larger piece of the same market share. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * competition com‧pe‧ti‧tion [ˌkɒmpˈtɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːm ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE a situation… … Financial and business terms
stifle — verb 1) she stifled him with a pillow Syn: suffocate, choke, asphyxiate, smother, gag 2) Eleanor stifled a giggle Syn: suppress, smother, restrain, fight back, choke back, gulp back … Thesaurus of popular words
competition — noun 1 event in which people try to win sth ADJECTIVE ▪ international, national ▪ major, prestigious ▪ wines that won medals at major wine competitions ▪ knockout … Collocations dictionary
stifle — verb Stifle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chuckle, ↑competition, ↑cough, ↑creativity, ↑cry, ↑debate, ↑dissent, ↑emotion, ↑exclamation, ↑gasp, ↑giggle, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
National Broadband Network — The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a national wholesale only, open access data network under development in Australia. Up to one gigabit per second connections are sold to retail service providers (RSP), who then sell Internet access and… … Wikipedia
restraint of trade — 1: an act, fact, or means of curbing the free flow of commerce or trade covenant not to compete with an employer after leaving is in restraint of trade and must be reasonable to be enforced 2: an attempt or intent to eliminate or stifle… … Law dictionary
Purchase of T-Mobile USA by AT&T — The merger of AT T and T Mobile USA was announced on March 20, 2011. On August 31, 2011, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice formally announced that it would seek to block the takeover, and filed a lawsuit to such… … Wikipedia
United States antitrust law — is the body of laws that prohibits anti competitive behavior (monopoly) and unfair business practices. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both, or generally to violate standards of… … Wikipedia