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-fixing

 
 
suffix

Definition

dishonest activity to make certain that a competition, race, or election is won by a particular person, organization, etc.: game-fixing/grade-fixing/match-fixing The board will continue its investigation with a view to determining whether evidence exists in relation to betting and match-fixing which might justify disciplinary action. → See also price-fixing
(Definition of -fixing suffix from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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