About The Word Monopoly
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Monopoly
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What's The Definition Of Monopoly?
[n] (trademark) 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
[n] exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence" [n] (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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Monopoly: Related Terms | Find terms related to Monopoly: a corner on | arrest | arrestation | bear raid | bull raid | cartel | check | consortium | constraint | control | cooling | cooling down | cooling off | copyright | corner | corner in | cornering | curb | curtailment | deceleration | engrossment | exclusive possession | forestallment | hindrance | inhibition | injunction | interdict | legal restraint | manipulation | monopolization | ownership | pool | possessorship | prohibition | proprietorship | protection | protectionism | protective tariff | raid | rationing | rein | restraint | restraint of trade | retardation | retrenchment | rigging | self-control | slowing down | syndicate | tariff wall | thought control | trust | wash sale | washing See Also | ascendance | ascendancy | ascendence | ascendency | board game | control | corner | dominance | market | marketplace Monopoly In Webster's Dictionary \Mo*nop"o*ly\, n.; pl. {Monopolies}. [L. monopolium,
Gr. ?, ?; mo`nos alone + ? to sell.]
1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity;
the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in
some article, or of trading in some market; sole command
of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the
proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of
its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies
have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote
regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a
particular product.
Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly
of sweet wines. --Macaulay.
2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't.
--Shak.
3. The commodity or other material thing to which the
monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
[Colloq.]
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