monopoly

noun

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.

(metonymic) The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the above manners.

(metonymic) The market thus controlled.

The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.

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

Roots

monosmono- · Greek · single poleo-pol · Greek · sell

Synonyms for monopoly

monopolizationn

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