Collusive

Quick meaning: Collusive is an adjective meaning Secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.

Meaning

Secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.

Example Sentences

Do not trust to what the French papers say about it. All their encomiums are collusive.

Depending on whether they are collusive or competitive, oligopolies can be more like monopolies or more like perfect competition, respectively, as a Khan Academy video explains.

For purposes of evaluating monopsony cases from the standpoint of economic efficiency, it makes sense to adopt a "purpose"-oriented classification system. After all, all monopsony cases can be reduced to either a unilateral or collusive use of buying power in order to promote the interests of the buyer.

Synonyms for collusive

Depending on context, synonyms include conniving, covert.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conniving, covert, colluding, concerted, coact, alleyed.

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