Meaning and Origin
What does the name Cartel mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Cartel
User Submitted Origins
Italian
51%
Spanish
30%
English
20%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Cartel is of Italian origin and means "Cartel ([kahr-tel)]. Noun. 1.) A written challenges ; public notices. 2.) Politics an alliance of parties or interests ; independents to further common aims. 3.) An associationproducers similar or identical which trys to obtain a product of monopoly etc. 4.) Sense of commercial trust , an association of industrialists'. Name meaning :. [mperor/mperss]. 'Car*tel/Kar*tel' , KartellKarteloCaratellaCartello. Leader, boss -of-bosses , commander , chief , master , protector , rigorous, tough, brave, confident, mastery , dominant , domineer, oversee, ambitious , attractive, admirable, fine, desirable, savvy, wise , educated, intelligent, clever, powerful, vigorous, brawny, strong , confident, slayer , soilder , executioner , hunter , fighter, wild , craze , nutty , riotous , chaotic , ruthless , notorious , responsible , reliable, trustworthy, loyal, family oriented, fasten kin/friendship unions, sophisticated , creative, charismatic, promised , noble , righteous , head strong, guarded , caring , passionate , romantic , lover , hustler. Synonyms : bossmanbosslady , gang, crew, , organizations , league , syndicate. Antonyms : doubt , mistrust , strife , disbelief".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Car*tel"
Senses
- [Mil] An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners.
- A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat.(Obs)"He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel.," [Sir W. Scott.]
Etymology: F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper, dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st Card
verb Car"tel
To defy or challenge.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
Wiktionary
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 as the German sense was borrowed from French cartel in the sixteenth-century, from Italian cartello, diminutive of carta (“card, page”), from Latin charta.
- (economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
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- (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.
cartel was also found in the following language(s): French and Spanish