cartel

/kɑrˈtɛl/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
cartels

Meaning

  1. cartel (crimen organizado)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

racketeering

A cartel is the organization — a group controlling an illegal trade; racketeering is the activity itself, running organized criminal schemes.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

confiança

Close, historically — a cartel is also called a "trust" (as in antitrust laws).

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa cartel?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The ___ controls the region.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a cartel?

noun

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