monopolistic

English

Etymology

monopoly +‎ -istic

Adjective

monopolistic (comparative more monopolistic, superlative most monopolistic)

1. Acting in the manner of a monopoly.

   The antitrust laws try to prevent monopolistic behavior.

   • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion‎^[1]:

     But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.

Related terms

• oligopolistic

Translations

In the manner of a monopoly

• Catalan: monopolista
• Dutch: monopolistisch (nl)
• French: monopolistique (fr)
• Galician: monopolista
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• German: monopolistisch
• Italian: monopolistico (it)
• Portuguese: monopolista, monopolístico
• Spanish: monopolístico