» monopoly
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Noun (3 meanings)
1. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.
Examples:
- “a monopoly on silver”,
- “when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like”
monopoly is a type of:
- market, marketplace, market place (noun) - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
types of monopoly:
- corner (noun) - a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade
monopoly is derivationally related to:
- monopolistic (adjective) - having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant
- to monopolize, monopolise (verb) - have or exploit a monopoly of
- to monopolize, monopolise (verb) - have and control fully and exclusively
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- economics, economic science, political economy (noun) - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
2. exclusive control or possession of something.
Example:
- “They have no monopoly on intelligence”
monopoly is a type of:
- dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control (noun) - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
monopoly is derivationally related to:
- monopolist, monopolizer, monopoliser (noun) - someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something
- to monopolize, monopolise (verb) - have or exploit a monopoly of
- to monopolize, monopolise (verb) - have and control fully and exclusively
3. 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.
monopoly is a type of:
- board game (noun) - a game played on a specially designed board
Domain of synset - USAGE:
- trademark (noun) - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product