tying arrangement

tying arrangement
n.
A seller’s refusal to sell a buyer a desired item unless the buyer also purchases a specific other item, whether the buyer wants the additional item or not.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


tying arrangement
USA
An agreement where one party agrees to sell one product or service (the "tying" product or service) on the condition that the buyer also purchases another unrelated product or service (the "tied" product or service). With a tying arrangement, the only way a buyer can get the product or service it wants is to buy the other product or service.

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


tying arrangement
n. An antitrust practice of one seller agreeing to sell one product or service to a buyer only if the buyer agrees to buy another product or service. Such an arrangement may be deemed illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


tying arrangement
An agreement in which a vendor conditions the sale of a particular product on a vendee's promise to purchase an additional, unrelated product.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


tying arrangement
An agreement in which a vendor conditions the sale of a particular product on a vendee's promise to purchase an additional, unrelated product.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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