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Definition of monopolize in English: monopolize(British monopolise) verb məˈnɒpəlʌɪzməˈnɑpəˌlaɪz [with object]1(of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service) they instituted press censorship and monopolized the means of communication Example sentencesExamples - Private biotechnology companies that hold certain patents can monopolize certain gene tech markets.
- There appears to be a consensus that seeking to monopolise another's trade mark and other unfair practices would render an application invalid for bad faith.
- A decade ago the Voter News Service was formed to monopolize the exit-poll business and make it harder for any one network to get the story first.
- It is our belief that a universal standard for digital music recognition is simply too important and valuable to all online music services to be monopolized by any one company.
- It is perfectly true that an individual firm, or even several firms, can increase profits by monopolizing their product markets and lifting the price.
- In the 17th century, this region was one of the many targets of the Dutch trading company in its bid to take over and monopolize trading.
- The joint operation had been aimed at a triad gang faction which was thought to be monopolising the illicit fuel trade.
- The migrants monopolise the handicrafts trade at Papua's largest art market in Hamadi, outside Jayapura.
- Chemical processing sectors related to state security and with a strategic importance such as rubber should be controlled or even monopolized by the state.
- The Trade Bureau monopolized the procurement, sale and export of industrial and agricultural products.
- These companies may, and have, found ways to monopolise the market and control the way that the food is produced right along the production chain.
- And this trade was for a long time monopolized by Shanxi merchants.
- In fact the profitable spice trade, monopolized by the Dutch, was the reason for the establishment of the company.
- Grain trading and livestock production in the US is monopolized by two of the world's largest grain traders.
- That's free enterprise, not a violation of antitrust law, which is defined as a group monopolizing trade or commerce through unreasonable methods.
- The funds also come from cooperatives which monopolize the distribution of fuel and other (services).
- This will contain sworn affidavits from a number of the country's largest cement wholesalers claiming that a small group of cement groups monopolises the Mexican market.
- What tends to happen oftentimes in commodity money systems is that states began to monopolize the production of the commodity money.
- Company ships armed to fight pirates also defeated trading rivals and monopolized foreign trade.
- The resilience of its merchant groups in deflecting the European efforts at monopolizing the carrying trade in the Indian Ocean was impressive.
Synonyms corner, control, take over, gain control/dominance over, have sole/exclusive rights in, exercise a monopoly over archaic engross - 1.1 Have or take the greatest share of.
the bigger clubs monopolize the most profitable sponsorships and TV deals Example sentencesExamples - Those incidents provided welcome relief from a turgid second period that saw Dunfermline monopolise possession, but rarely convince anyone they knew what to do with it.
- When food is clumped, dominant foragers can apparently monopolize food with few interactions.
- Until almost the end of this period Rome was a republic dominated by an aristocracy that monopolised political office and military command.
- We ask correspondents to limit their letters to 300 words in the interest of not monopolizing space in the magazine.
- A common sight during the tourist season is the large group of tourists monopolising the entire bar counter.
- The war was also fought under army command, with that service largely monopolizing the ground war and delegating a peripheral role to the Marines.
- There is an increased likelihood of competition for prey with subordinate animals likely suffering more than dominant bears that can confiscate or monopolize prey.
- Three Michelin teams monopolised the top five positions on two different types of tyre - and four of our partners scored points.
- At this stage, as Hawks monopolised possession, their fans were calling for the ball to go wide.
- It is entirely incompatible with the domination of unaccountable private companies that seek to monopolise knowledge in the interests of their own profits.
- Over much of the graph, the capacity of aggressive dominants to monopolize the better habitats is limited.
- A tiny fraction of the population monopolizes the lion's share of the resources that have been produced by the labor of the entire working population.
- Kirkby began to monopolise possession and territory and earned two medium-range penalties but neither went over in the windy conditions.
- With the two clubs monopolising the show in respective sections, the remaining participants had to rummage for the second best slots available.
- He would not ask for, nor accept, anything more than a one-rupee coin, as he did not want big-money interests to monopolize the temple.
- If a dominant individual is able to monopolize the resources, it may instead be the subordinate individual that is forced to be innovative and bold.
- The Interior Minister promised that his group would not monopolize power and signaled a willingness to show flexibility.
- In both rural and urban areas, men monopolize the job market.
- Any talk about the group monopolising power is utter nonsense.
- Trained raters logged how much husbands displayed hostility or dominance - frequently complaining, for example, or monopolizing the discussion.
- By virtue of its ownership and control of society's resources, a privileged elite monopolizes political power.
- The mismatch of pace and power allowed the home team to monopolise possession, which they used to good effect.
- Aggressive clan warlords monopolized political power by controlling food distribution, coercing followers through the delivery or denial of food.
- Ultimately, a state of affairs in which the top 10 percent monopolize the lion's share of society's resources is incompatible with democratic forms of rule.
- He also pointed to the enormous profits being monopolized by the wealthiest income-earners and largest corporations in the US.
Synonyms dominate, take over, not let anyone else take part in not let anyone else get a word in edgeways informal hog - 1.2 Get or keep exclusively to oneself.
Sophie monopolized the guest of honour for most of the evening Example sentencesExamples - Dominant individuals may benefit by monopolizing areas closer to the breeding grounds, thereby lowering ‘migration costs’.
- It annoyed him to no end when I would do that, as he had now come to exclusively monopolize my time.
- Marlowe and Shakespeare dominated late Elizabethan drama, although they did not monopolize it.
- He suggested that football could be ruined, for many, if a small group of clubs monopolised all the talent.
- Another candidate that I interviewed said the party had turned in to a Dacca Club, or an institution monopolised by the rich.
- Therefore, parasite chicks are reared alone, monopolizing all parental care from their host parents.
- The Montreal Canadiens became like any other NHL team and were no longer able to effectively monopolize the top-quality French Canadian talent entering the NHL.
Synonyms take up all the attention of, keep to oneself, have all to oneself, not allow to associate with others informal tie up
Derivatives noun mənɒpəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nməˌnɑpələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n A current issue in many countries is the monopolisation of media by powerful interests, whether private or public. Example sentencesExamples - Essentially, this unregulation of media ownership would lead to the full-scale monopolization of our news sources.
- Further deregulation will only lead to monopolization.
- Consider indigenous seeds, for millennia developed and freely shared by agricultural communities, now subject to long-term monopolization by global corporations through patenting.
- Both trends resulted from states’ increasing monopolization and perfection of coercive means.
noun məˈnɒpəlʌɪzəməˈnɑpəˌlaɪzər They devote a chapter to states ruled by a monopolizer of power. Example sentencesExamples - The only instances where interrupting is acceptable are when you need make an exit, if the conversation becomes uncomfortable - or if a monopolizer is holding forth.
- It posed as the monopolizer of all truth, and therefore it condemned all free thinking.
- In the world he describes here, the single controlling company is benign, in no sense an evil, robber-baron monopoliser.
Definition of monopolize in US English: monopolize(British monopolise) verbməˈnäpəˌlīzməˈnɑpəˌlaɪz [with object]1(of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service). Example sentencesExamples - These companies may, and have, found ways to monopolise the market and control the way that the food is produced right along the production chain.
- Company ships armed to fight pirates also defeated trading rivals and monopolized foreign trade.
- The migrants monopolise the handicrafts trade at Papua's largest art market in Hamadi, outside Jayapura.
- The resilience of its merchant groups in deflecting the European efforts at monopolizing the carrying trade in the Indian Ocean was impressive.
- Grain trading and livestock production in the US is monopolized by two of the world's largest grain traders.
- It is our belief that a universal standard for digital music recognition is simply too important and valuable to all online music services to be monopolized by any one company.
- In the 17th century, this region was one of the many targets of the Dutch trading company in its bid to take over and monopolize trading.
- It is perfectly true that an individual firm, or even several firms, can increase profits by monopolizing their product markets and lifting the price.
- A decade ago the Voter News Service was formed to monopolize the exit-poll business and make it harder for any one network to get the story first.
- The funds also come from cooperatives which monopolize the distribution of fuel and other (services).
- In fact the profitable spice trade, monopolized by the Dutch, was the reason for the establishment of the company.
- What tends to happen oftentimes in commodity money systems is that states began to monopolize the production of the commodity money.
- Private biotechnology companies that hold certain patents can monopolize certain gene tech markets.
- That's free enterprise, not a violation of antitrust law, which is defined as a group monopolizing trade or commerce through unreasonable methods.
- Chemical processing sectors related to state security and with a strategic importance such as rubber should be controlled or even monopolized by the state.
- And this trade was for a long time monopolized by Shanxi merchants.
- The Trade Bureau monopolized the procurement, sale and export of industrial and agricultural products.
- The joint operation had been aimed at a triad gang faction which was thought to be monopolising the illicit fuel trade.
- There appears to be a consensus that seeking to monopolise another's trade mark and other unfair practices would render an application invalid for bad faith.
- This will contain sworn affidavits from a number of the country's largest cement wholesalers claiming that a small group of cement groups monopolises the Mexican market.
Synonyms corner, control, take over, gain control over, gain dominance over, have exclusive rights in, have sole rights in, exercise a monopoly over - 1.1 Have or take the greatest share of.
the bigger teams monopolize the most profitable sponsorships and TV deals Example sentencesExamples - The mismatch of pace and power allowed the home team to monopolise possession, which they used to good effect.
- Over much of the graph, the capacity of aggressive dominants to monopolize the better habitats is limited.
- Those incidents provided welcome relief from a turgid second period that saw Dunfermline monopolise possession, but rarely convince anyone they knew what to do with it.
- At this stage, as Hawks monopolised possession, their fans were calling for the ball to go wide.
- Trained raters logged how much husbands displayed hostility or dominance - frequently complaining, for example, or monopolizing the discussion.
- Any talk about the group monopolising power is utter nonsense.
- There is an increased likelihood of competition for prey with subordinate animals likely suffering more than dominant bears that can confiscate or monopolize prey.
- Ultimately, a state of affairs in which the top 10 percent monopolize the lion's share of society's resources is incompatible with democratic forms of rule.
- We ask correspondents to limit their letters to 300 words in the interest of not monopolizing space in the magazine.
- When food is clumped, dominant foragers can apparently monopolize food with few interactions.
- Kirkby began to monopolise possession and territory and earned two medium-range penalties but neither went over in the windy conditions.
- In both rural and urban areas, men monopolize the job market.
- Three Michelin teams monopolised the top five positions on two different types of tyre - and four of our partners scored points.
- He also pointed to the enormous profits being monopolized by the wealthiest income-earners and largest corporations in the US.
- Until almost the end of this period Rome was a republic dominated by an aristocracy that monopolised political office and military command.
- The war was also fought under army command, with that service largely monopolizing the ground war and delegating a peripheral role to the Marines.
- He would not ask for, nor accept, anything more than a one-rupee coin, as he did not want big-money interests to monopolize the temple.
- If a dominant individual is able to monopolize the resources, it may instead be the subordinate individual that is forced to be innovative and bold.
- By virtue of its ownership and control of society's resources, a privileged elite monopolizes political power.
- The Interior Minister promised that his group would not monopolize power and signaled a willingness to show flexibility.
- Aggressive clan warlords monopolized political power by controlling food distribution, coercing followers through the delivery or denial of food.
- A tiny fraction of the population monopolizes the lion's share of the resources that have been produced by the labor of the entire working population.
- A common sight during the tourist season is the large group of tourists monopolising the entire bar counter.
- With the two clubs monopolising the show in respective sections, the remaining participants had to rummage for the second best slots available.
- It is entirely incompatible with the domination of unaccountable private companies that seek to monopolise knowledge in the interests of their own profits.
Synonyms dominate, take over, not let anyone else take part in - 1.2 Get or keep exclusively to oneself.
Sophie monopolized the guest of honor for most of the evening Example sentencesExamples - Another candidate that I interviewed said the party had turned in to a Dacca Club, or an institution monopolised by the rich.
- The Montreal Canadiens became like any other NHL team and were no longer able to effectively monopolize the top-quality French Canadian talent entering the NHL.
- Therefore, parasite chicks are reared alone, monopolizing all parental care from their host parents.
- Dominant individuals may benefit by monopolizing areas closer to the breeding grounds, thereby lowering ‘migration costs’.
- Marlowe and Shakespeare dominated late Elizabethan drama, although they did not monopolize it.
- He suggested that football could be ruined, for many, if a small group of clubs monopolised all the talent.
- It annoyed him to no end when I would do that, as he had now come to exclusively monopolize my time.
Synonyms take up all the attention of, keep to oneself, have all to oneself, not allow to associate with others
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