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carta
Italian · medieval
"a letter, a formal document"
a letter, a document, especially one formalizing an agreement between rivals
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cartel
French · 1600s
"a written agreement, especially between rivals"
carried into French for a written agreement between opposing parties
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cartel
English · 1900s
"a group colluding to control a market"
narrowed to mean businesses or groups colluding to control a market
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