monopoly

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see also: Monopoly

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: mənŏ'pəlē", IPA: /məˈnɒpəˌli/
• (America) enPR: mənä'pəlē", IPA: /məˈnɑpəˌli/

Noun

monopoly (plural monopolies)

1. A situation, by legal privilege or other agreement, in which solely one party (company, cartel etc.) exclusively provides a particular product or service, dominating that market and generally exerting powerful control over it.

   Antonyms: monopsony

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2. An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.

   A land monopoly renders its holder(s) nearly almighty in an agricultural society.

3. The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.

   Granting monopolies in concession constitutes a market-conform alternative to taxation for the state, while the crown sometimes bestowed a monopoly as an outrageous gift.

4. (metonymy) The market thus controlled.
5. (metonymy) The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the above manners.

   Synonyms: monopolist

Translations

• French: monopole
• German: Monopol
• Portuguese: monopólio
• Russian: монопо́лия
• Spanish: monopolio

Translations

• Portuguese: monopólio
• Russian: монопо́лия
• Spanish: monopolio, monopolio

Translations

• Portuguese: monopólio
• Spanish: monopolio

Translations

• Portuguese: monopólio
• Russian: монопо́лия

Translations

• Spanish: monopolista

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Monopoly

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Proper noun

1. A board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy.

Translations

• German: Monopoly
• Italian: Monopoli
• Portuguese: (Brazil) Banco Imobiliário, (Portugal) Monopólio, Monopoly
• Russian: монопо́лия
• Spanish: Monopoly

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