cartel

== English == === Etymology === In the business sense, borrowed from German Kartell, first used by Eugen Richter in 1871 in the Reichstag. In the political sense, which was the vehicle for this metaphor, the English sense, like the German sense, was borrowed from French cartel in the sixteenth century, from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta (“card, page”), from Latin charta. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɑːˈtɛl/ (US) IPA(key): /kɑɹˈtɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === cartel (plural cartels) (economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market. (historical, politics) A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action. (historical) A written letter of defiance or challenge. (historical, law) An official agreement concerning the exchange of prisoners. (historical, nautical) A ship used to negotiate with an enemy in time of war, and to exchange prisoners. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: cártel ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === cartel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Claret, arclet, claret, lacert, rectal == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === cartel n (plural cartels, diminutive carteltje n) obsolete form of kartel (“cartel”) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta, from Latin carta. Related to English card. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaʁ.tɛl/ === Noun === cartel m (plural cartels) a cartel a label posted with an artwork or other artifact in a museum, gallery, etc., listing its title, the artist, and other information ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: kartel → German: Kartell→ Dutch: kartel, (obsolete) cartelIndonesian: kartel → English: cartel→ Spanish: cártel→ Italian: cartello → Portuguese: cartel → Swedish: kartell → Turkish: kartel === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Cartel”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Further reading === “cartel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === clarté rectal tacler == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cartel. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw Hyphenation: car‧tel === Noun === cartel m (plural cartéis) (economics) cartel (a group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market) === References === === Further reading === “cartel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === картел (cartel) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French cartel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /karˈtel/ Rhymes: -el Hyphenation: car‧tel === Noun === cartel n (plural carteluri) cartel ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾˈtel/ [kaɾˈt̪el] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: car‧tel === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Occitan cartel or Catalan cartell. ==== Noun ==== cartel m (plural carteles) poster, placard, bill, banner Coordinate terms: letrero, placa, señal lineup, billing the "now-showing" board in a cinema or playhouse ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English cartel, itself borrowed from German Kartell. ==== Noun ==== cartel m (plural carteles) cartel (group of businesses that collude to limit competition) criminal organization, mafia, mob ===== Alternative forms ===== cártel === Further reading === “cartel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025