monopoly

mo·nop·o·ly  (m-np-l)

n. pl. mo·nop·o·lies

1. Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service: "Monopoly frequently ... arises from government support or from collusive agreements among individuals" (Milton Friedman).

2. Law A right granted by a government giving exclusive control over a specified commercial activity to a single party.

3.

a. A company or group having exclusive control over a commercial activity.

b. A commodity or service so controlled.

4.

a. Exclusive possession or control: arrogantly claims to have a monopoly on the truth.

b. Something that is exclusively possessed or controlled: showed that scientific achievement is not a male monopoly.

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[Latin monoplium, from Greek monoplion : mono-, mono- + plein, to sell; see pel-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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mo·nopo·lism n.

mo·nopo·list n.

mo·nopo·listic adj.

mo·nopo·listi·cal·ly adv.

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monopoly [məˈnɒpəlɪ]

n pl -lies

1. (Economics) exclusive control of the market supply of a product or service

2. (Economics)

a.  an enterprise exercising this control

b.  the product or service so controlled

3. (Law) Law the exclusive right or privilege granted to a person, company, etc., by the state to purchase, manufacture, use, or sell some commodity or to carry on trade in a specified country or area

4. exclusive control, possession, or use of something

[from Late Latin, from Greek monopōlion, from mono- + pōlein to sell]

monopolism  n

monopolist  n

monopolistic  adj

monopolistically  adv

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Monopoly [məˈnɒpəlɪ]

n

(Group Games / Games, other than specified)™ a board game for two to six players who throw dice to advance their tokens around a board, the object being to acquire the property on which their tokens land

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monopoly

an exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. — monopolist, n. — monopolistic, adj.

See also: Trade

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	monopoly - (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like" market, marketplace, market place - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management corner - a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"
	2.	monopoly - exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence" ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
	3.	Monopoly - a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die board game - a game played on a specially designed board trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

Translations

monopoly [məˈnɒpəlɪ]

A. N (lit, fig) → monopolio m

B. CPD Monopolies and Mergers Commission N (Brit) organismo regulador de monopolios y fusiones encargado de velar por la libre competencia

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monopoly [məˈnɒpəli] n

(= control) → monopole m
a state-owned monopoly → un monopole d'État
to constitute a monopoly → constituer un monopole
to abolish a monopoly → abolir un monopole
monopoly over sth → monopole sur qch
to have a monopoly over sth → avoir le monopole de qch
monopoly on sth → monopole sur qch

(fig) → monopole m
to have a monopoly on sth → avoir le monopole de qch
Doctors don't have a monopoly on morality → Les médecins n'ont pas le monopole de la morale. Monopolies and Mergers Commission

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Monopoly®

n (= game) → Monopoly® nt; Monopoly money (inf: = large amount) → Wahnsinnssummen pl (inf); (pej: = foreign currency) → ausländisches Geld, Spielgeld nt (pej)

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monopoly

n

(lit) → Monopol nt; monopoly position → Monopolstellung f; coal is a government monopoly → der Staat hat das Kohlenmonopol or das Monopol für Kohle; Monopolies and Mergers Commission (Brit) britisches Kartellamt

(fig) to have the or a monopoly on or of something → etw für sich gepachtet haben (inf); you haven’t got a monopoly on me → ich bin doch nicht dein Eigentum

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Monopoly® [məˈnɒpəlɪ] n (game) → monopoli ® m

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monopoly [məˈnɒpəlɪ] n → monopolio

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Monopoly® [məˈnɒpəlɪ] n (game) → monopoli ® m

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monopoly [məˈnɒpəlɪ] n → monopolio

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monopoly

n monopoly [məˈnopəli]

the sole right of making or selling something etc This firm has a local monopoly of soap-manufacturing. monopolie إحْتِكار монопол monopol monopol; -monopol das Monopol μονοπώλιο monopolio monopol انحصار فروش monopoli monopole מוֹנוֹפּוֹל एकाधिकार monopol monopólium monopoli einokun; einkaleyfi monopolio 独占 독점 monopolis monopols monopoli momnopolie monopol, enerett monopol monopólio monopol монополия monopol monopol monopol monopol, ensamrätt ระบบผูกขาด tekel 壟斷 монополія کسی کاروبار ر بلا شرکت غیرے قبضہ độc quyền 垄断

v moˈnopolize, moˈnopolise

1 to have a monopoly of or over They've monopolized the fruit-canning industry. monopoliseer يَحْتَكِر имам монопол (z)monopolizovat monopolisere monopolosieren μονοπωλώ monopolizar monopoliseerima حق امتیاز گرفتن monopolisoida monopoliser לְהִשתַלֵט एकाधिकार जमाना uvesti monopol monopolizál memonopoli einoka monopolizzare 独占する 독점하다 monopolizuoti monopolizēt memonopoli monopoliseren få monopol på, ha enerett på monopolizować monopolizar a monopoliza монополизировать (z)monopolizovať imeti monopol monopolisati monopolisera, få (ha) monopol på ผูกขาด tekelleştirmek 壟斷 монополізувати تنہا تسلط ہونا độc quyền về cái gì 垄断

2 to take up the whole of (eg someone's attention) She tries to monopolize the teacher's attention. alles vir homself hou يَسْتأثِر بِ монополизирам zcela zaujmout lægge beslag på mit Beschlag belegen μονοπωλώ, απασχολώ εξ ολοκλήρου monopolizar oma ainuvalduses hoidma جذب کردن omia itselleen monopoliser לְהִשתַלֵט एकाधिकार प्राप्त करना zadržati isključivo pravo kisajátít magának memborong perkataan einoka; hleypa engum öðrum að monopolizzare 独占する 독차지하다 visiškai užvaldyti monopolizēt; pilnībā pārņemt memonopoli geheel in beslag nemen legge beslag på monopolizować monopolizar a monopoliza завладевать úplne zaujať polastiti se zauzimati ensam lägga beslag på ครอบครองคนเดียว kendi kontrolü altına almak 獨佔 заволодіти قبضہ کرنا độc chiếm 独占

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monopoly → احتكار monopol monopol Monopol μονοπώλιο monopolio monopoli monopole monopol monopolio 独占 독점 monopolie monopol monopol monopólio монополия monopol ระบบผูกขาด tekel sự độc quyền 垄断地位