collusive
/kəlˈusɪv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Do not trust to what the French papers say about it. All their encomiums are collusive."
- "For purposes of evaluating monopsony cases from the standpoint of economic efficiency, it makes sense to adopt a "purpose"-oriented classification system. After all, all monopsony cases can be reduced to either a unilateral or collusive use of buying power in order to promote the interests of the buyer."
- "Depending on whether they are collusive or competitive, oligopolies can be more like monopolies or more like perfect competition, respectively, as a Khan Academy video explains."
Etymology
From Latin collūs- + -ive, from Latin collūdere, from con- + lūdere.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more collusive (comparative)
most collusive (superlative)