cartel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cartel	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for cartel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cartel n a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" Synonym(s): trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cartel \Car*tel"\, n. [F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper, dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st {Card}.] 1. (Mil.) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners. --Wilhelm. 2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. [Obs.] He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Cartel}, or {Cartel ship}, a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cartel \Car"tel\, v. t. To defy or challenge. [Obs.] You shall cartel him. --B. Jonson.