collusion
(noun)
A secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy.
Examples of collusion in the following topics:
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Price Fixing
- Price fixing is a collusion between competitors in order to raise prices of a good or service, at the expense of competitive pricing.
- As it is commonly understood, the term "price fixing" refers to a collusion between sellers in a market to coordinate pricing--usually pushing it above the competitive level--for their collective benefit.
- Neelie Kroes said she was "very disappointed" that the collusion took place at the very highest (boardroom) level.
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Value-Based Pricing
- Some constraints are formal, such as government restrictions in respect to strategies like collusion and price-fixing.