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bid rigging; collusion
An illegal practice where competing parties secretly agree on bids for contracts, especially in public works projects, to manipulate the outcome.
談合が発覚した。
The bid rigging was discovered.
大手ゼネコンが談合で摘発された。
Major general contractors were caught for bid rigging.
公共事業の入札で談合が行われていた。
Bid rigging was taking place in public works bidding.
談合 refers to illegal collusion in bidding.
USAGE:
- Most commonly used for bid rigging in construction and public works contracts
- Companies secretly agree who will win each bid and at what price
- Illegal under antitrust and fair trade laws
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 談合する: to collude, to rig bids
- 談合事件: bid-rigging scandal
- 官製談合: government-led bid rigging
- 談合を防止する: to prevent bid rigging
ORIGINAL MEANING:
The word originally meant "to consult together" (a neutral meaning), but now primarily refers to illegal collusion.