tơ-rớt
Definition
Noun: - Trust: A large business organization formed by the combination of several independent companies into a single entity, controlled by a board of trustees or the capitalists from the largest participating companies. Its purpose is to reduce competition and monopolize a market.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các công ty dầu mỏ đã thành lập một tơ-rớt để kiểm soát giá cả. (The oil companies formed a trust to control prices.)
- Tơ-rớt thép là một ví dụ điển hình của độc quyền trong lịch sử. (The steel trust is a classic example of a historical monopoly.)
- Chính phủ thường ban hành luật để ngăn chặn sự hình thành của các tơ-rớt. (Governments often enact laws to prevent the formation of trusts.)
Advanced Usage
- "Cartel vs. Trust": While both are forms of anti-competitive organization, a "trust" typically involves a more formal merger of assets and control under a single trustee board, whereas a cartel is an agreement between independent firms to control prices.
- Về mặt kỹ thuật, một tơ-rớt khác với một cartel. (Technically, a trust is different from a cartel.)
Variants and Related Words
Độc quyền (n): monopoly.
- Tơ-rớt thường dẫn đến tình trạng độc quyền. (A trust often leads to a monopoly.)
Tập đoàn (n): corporation, conglomerate. (This is a more general modern term for a large corporation, not necessarily formed as a classic trust).
- Tập đoàn đó kinh doanh trong nhiều lĩnh vực. (That conglomerate operates in many fields.)
Synonyms
- Monopoly: exclusive control of a commodity or service.
- Cartel: an association of manufacturers to maintain prices at a high level.
- Syndicate: a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote a common interest.
Related Concepts
- Antitrust Laws: Legislation enacted to prevent the formation of trusts and protect competition.
- Luật chống độc quyền được tạo ra để giải thể các tơ-rớt. (Antitrust laws were created to break up trusts.)