antitrust
antitrust
noun ahn-tee-TRAHST Rare
Origin: English loanword, from anti- + trust (monopoly cartel); entered Italian unchanged.
Usage Note
Antitrust is invariable in Italian — the form does not change for gender or number. It is used as both a noun (la normativa antitrust) and an adjective (legge antitrust). The Italian competition authority is l'Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, but journalists routinely call it l'Antitrust.
Examples
"L'Antitrust ha aperto un'indagine sulla fusione."
Natural Translation
The antitrust authority opened an investigation into the merger.
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