syndicate; monopoly association
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a syndicate; a form of capitalist monopoly organization in which member enterprises maintain independence in production and legal status, but unify sales and procurement through a central office
formalTransliterated from English 'syndicate'. Commonly used in economics, business, and financial contexts to describe banking consortia or sales cartels. Unlike a cartel, members retain full legal independence.
Zhè这
jiā家
yín银
háng行
yǔ与
qí其
tā他
jīn金
róng融
jī机
gòu构
zǔ组
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
xīn辛
dí迪
jiā加
，
gòng共
tóng同
chéng承
dān担
zhè这
bǐ笔
dà大
é额
dài贷
kuǎn款
。
This bank formed a syndicate with other financial institutions to jointly underwrite this large loan.
Shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
mò末
，
Dé德
guó国
chū出
xiàn现
le了
hěn很
duō多
gōng工
yè业
xīn辛
dí迪
jiā加
lái来
kòng控
zhì制
shì市
chǎng场
jià价
gé格
。
At the end of the nineteenth century, many industrial syndicates appeared in Germany to control market prices.
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Xīn辛
dí迪
jiā加
chéng成
yuán员
zhī之
jiān间
jì既
tǒng统
yī一
duì对
wài外
xiāo销
shòu售
，
yòu又
àn暗
zhōng中
zhēng争
duó夺
shì市
chǎng场
fèn份
é额
。
Syndicate members both unify their external sales and secretly compete for market share.
Zhè这
gè个
shí石
yóu油
xīn辛
dí迪
jiā加
yóu由
wǔ五
jiā家
kuà跨
guó国
dà大
gōng公
sī司
zǔ组
chéng成
。
This oil syndicate is composed of five large multinational corporations.