monopoly
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin monopōlium, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον (monopōlion, “a right of exclusive sale”), from μόνος (monos, “sole”) + πωλέω (pōleō, “I barter, sell”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: mənŏ'pəlē", IPA: /məˈnɒpəˌli/, X-SAMPA: /m@"nQp@%li/
- (US) enPR: mənä'pəlē", IPA: /məˈnɑpəˌli/, X-SAMPA: /m@"nAp@%li/
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Noun [edit]
monopoly (plural monopolies)
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- (metonymically) The market thus controlled
- (metonymically) The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the the above manners.
Synonyms [edit]
- (holder): monopolist
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Translations [edit]
situation of exclusive supply
exclusive possession
privilege granting such control
market thus controled
holder of such control
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External links [edit]
- monopoly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- monopoly in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
