price-fixing
noun
price-fix·ing
ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ 
: the setting of prices artificially (as by producers or government) contrary to free market operations
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The National Recovery Administration made agreements with industries about work hours, pay rates and price-fixing, creating more than 500 codes of fair practice for many industries.
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Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Additionally, the government's antitrust laws were designed to curb monopolistic behavior and prevent price-fixing by dominant firms.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
What Happened: Greystar, the nation’s largest landlord, has agreed to stop using algorithmic rent-setting software that federal prosecutors say could violate laws against price-fixing.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
The companies denied wrongdoing and paid tens of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits alleging price-fixing.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2025
With the 2010 Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court that legalized payoffs to politicians, anti-competitive collusion and price-fixing was given a free hand.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2025
That means when there is a cap on how long a college athlete can play, develop skills and earn money, that cap could be construed as price-fixing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Similar litigation alleging price-fixing of beef, chicken and turkey is pending in Minnesota and Chicago federal courts.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2025
Berkeley city officials, tenant advocates and the Department of Justice have contended the software amounts to algorithmic price-fixing, according to Berkeleyside website.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Additionally, the government's antitrust laws were designed to curb monopolistic behavior and prevent price-fixing by dominant firms.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
What Happened: Greystar, the nation’s largest landlord, has agreed to stop using algorithmic rent-setting software that federal prosecutors say could violate laws against price-fixing.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
The companies denied wrongdoing and paid tens of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits alleging price-fixing.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2025
With the 2010 Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court that legalized payoffs to politicians, anti-competitive collusion and price-fixing was given a free hand.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2025
That means when there is a cap on how long a college athlete can play, develop skills and earn money, that cap could be construed as price-fixing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Similar litigation alleging price-fixing of beef, chicken and turkey is pending in Minnesota and Chicago federal courts.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2025
Berkeley city officials, tenant advocates and the Department of Justice have contended the software amounts to algorithmic price-fixing, according to Berkeleyside website.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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“Price-fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price-fixing. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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