托拉斯 (tuō lā) — (economic) trust, monopoly cartel
Definition
A loanword for a large industrial trust or monopoly cartel — a business combination that dominates a market. In modern Chinese it most often appears in 反托拉斯法 ("antitrust law").
noun
(economic) trustmonopoly cartel
Examples
- 托拉斯。Zhè ge tuō lā kòng zhì le quán guó shí yóu shì chǎng.This trust controls the national oil market.
- 托拉斯。Zhèng fǔ chū tái le fǎn tuō lā fǎ lái xiàn zhì lǒng duàn.The government introduced antitrust laws to limit monopolies.
- ，托拉斯。Shí jiǔ shì jì mò, měi guó chū xiàn le xǔ duō dà tuō lā.At the end of the 19th century, many large trusts emerged in the United States.
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