collusive

kəˈluːsɪv

Definition

Definition of collusive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

illegal cooperation

Rare

secretly working together for illegal purposes

Rare

The companies were fined for their collusive practices.

conniving

conspiring

scheming

secrecy

Rare

involving secret agreement or cooperation especially for a deceitful purpose

Rare

They engaged in collusive behavior to manipulate the market..

conspiring

scheming

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Origin of collusive

Latin, colludere (to play together) + -ive (suffix forming adjectives)

Examples of collusive in a sentence

Collusive agreements between competitors are illegal.
The companies were fined for their collusive actions.
Collusive practices were uncovered during the investigation.

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French:complice, collusif, ...
German:kollusiv, ...
Italian:complici, collusorio, ...
Spanish:colusorio, colusivo, ...
Portuguese:colusivo, ...
Chinese:串通的, 共谋的, ...
Japanese:共謀的な, 共謀的, ...
Arabic:تواطؤي, تَواطُئي, ...
Hebrew:מְחֻבָּר בְּמִזִּימָה, קנונייתי, ...
Russian:заговорщический, сговорчивый, ...
Ukrainian:змовницький, ...
Hindi:गुप्त, गुप्त संधि, ...
Bengali:ষড়যন্ত্রমূলক, গোপন চুক্তি, ...
Catalan:col.lusori, conspiratiu, ...
Czech:kartelový, tajně dohodnutý, ...
Danish:kollusiv, hemmeligt samarbejde, ...
Dutch:collusief, samenzweerderig, ...
Greek:συνωμοτικός, ...
Hungarian:összejátszó, összebeszélt, ...
Khmer:ឃុបឃិត, ឃុបឃិតគ្នា, ...
Korean:공모적인, 공모의, ...
Persian:تبانی‌آمیز, تبانی, ...
Polish:konspiracyjny, zmówiony, ...
Portuguese (BR):conluiado, ...
Romanian:coluziv, de complicitate, ...
Swedish:kollusiv, hemligt samarbete, ...
Thai:สมรู้ร่วมคิด, ...
Turkish:gizli işbirliği, gizli anlaşmalı, ...
Vietnamese:thông đồng, ...

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