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mo·nop·o·ly
(mə-nŏp′ə-lē)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.
a. A company, group, or individual having exclusive control over a commercial activity.
b. A commodity or service so controlled.
3.
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.
[Latin monopōlium, from Greek monopōlion : mono-, mono- + pōlein, to sell; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
mo·nop′o·lism n.
mo·nop′o·list n.
mo·nop′o·lis′tic adj.
mo·nop′o·lis′ti·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
[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek monopōlion, from mono- + pōlein to sell]
moˈnopolism n
moˈnopolist n
moˌnopoˈlistic adj
moˌnopoˈlistically adv
Monopoly
(məˈnɒpəlɪ)n
(Games, other than specified) trademark 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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mo•nop•o•ly
(məˈnɒp ə li)n., pl. -lies.
1. exclusive control of a commodity or service that makes possible the manipulation of prices.
2. the exclusive possession or control of something.
3. something that is the subject of such control, as a commodity or service.
4. a company or group that has such control.
5. the market condition that exists when there is only one seller.
[1525–35; < Latin monopōlium < Greek monopṓlion=mono- mono- + -pōlion, derivative of pōleîn to sell]
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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.
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monopoly
Exclusive control of the market supply of a product or service.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() board game - a game played on a specially designed board trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product |
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monopoly
nounExclusive control or possession:
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Translations
إحْتِكاراحْتِكَارٌ
monopol
monopol=-monopol
monopoli
monopol
monopólium
einokun; einkaleyfi
独占
독점
monopolismonopolizuotivisiškai užvaldyti
monopols
monopol
monopol
ระบบผูกขาด
sự độc quyền
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] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Monopoly®
n (= game) → Monopoly® nt; Monopoly money (inf: = large amount) → Wahnsinnssummen pl (inf); (pej: = foreign currency) → ausländisches Geld, Spielgeld nt (pej)
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
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
monopoly
(məˈnopəli) – plural moˈnopolies – noun the sole right of making or selling something etc. This firm has a local monopoly of soap-manufacturing.
moˈnopolize, moˈnopolise verb1. to have a monopoly of or over. They've monopolized the fruit-canning industry.
2. to take up the whole of (eg someone's attention). She tries to monopolize the teacher's attention.
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monopoly
→ احْتِكَارٌ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009