Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a collusive manner; by collusion; by secret agreement to defraud or injure.

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  • adverb in a collusive manner; fraudulently

Etymologies

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collusive +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • He said that the fact that there are terrorists along the launch pads across the LC waiting to infiltrate, points to collusively between the Pak Army and the terrorist organizations.

    No reports of Taliban in J&K,prepared to meet any eventuality from Pak & China: Lt Gen Jaswal 2009

  • The most damaging policies were those at the heart of the recovery plan, including The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), which tossed aside the nation's antitrust acts and permitted industries to collusively raise prices provided that they shared their newfound monopoly rents with workers by substantially raising wages well above underlying productivity growth.

    How Government Prolonged the Depression Harold L. Cole 2009

  • The commission said after its investigations it found out that AICC and its competitors had "tendered collusively" and that one competitor had agreed to divide the private hospital market.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • The investigation revealed that Barnett had attended meetings and conducted telephone conversations in which he and AICC competitors agreed to tender collusively.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • The commission said after its investigations it found out that AICC and its competitors had "tendered collusively" and that one competitor had agreed to divide the private hospital market.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • The investigation revealed that Barnett had attended meetings and conducted telephone conversations in which he and AICC competitors agreed to tender collusively.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • Tiger Food Brands, Premier Foods and Pioneer Foods had "collusively fixed" the price of bread and the discount rate to distributors, and had "divided the market by agreeing not to poach" each others distributors.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • KLOZA: Well I think these investigations always turn up that they haven't done anything collusively and they haven't gotten together to do anything to sort of prop up prices.

    CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2006 2006

  • KLOZA: Well I think these investigations always turn up that they haven't done anything collusively and they haven't gotten together to do anything to sort of prop up prices.

    CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2006 2006

  • She said under the settlement the BHF was obliged to advise members of the commission's concern about the use of the reference price list and caution them against using it collusively.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

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