monopoly

noun

/məˈnɒpəli/

/məˈnɑːpəli/

(plural monopolies)

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monopoly (in/of/on something) (business) the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way
- In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.
- Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies.
compare duopoly, oligopoly
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Extra Examples
- One company holds a monopoly of the raw materials.
- The company has a virtual monopoly in world markets.
- The company lost its monopoly on exporting beer to India.
- The company used its monopoly control to charge exorbitant fees.
- The company was able to exploit its monopoly position.
- They created a monopoly in the export of wool.
- They will fight to maintain their monopoly over local bus services.
- This Act of Parliament guaranteed solicitors a monopoly on particular legal services.
- attempts to break the company's monopoly of the sugar industry
- companies who are challenging the state monopolies
- the giant gas monopoly Gazprom
- the privatization of state-owned monopolies such as the gas and electricity industries
Topics Moneyc1, Games and toysc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- public
- state
- state-controlled
- …
See full entry
[usually singular] monopoly in/of/on something the complete control, possession or use of something; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other people cannot share
- Managers do not have a monopoly on stress.
- A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich.
Monopoly™
a board game in which players have to pretend to buy and sell land and houses, using pieces of paper that look like money
CultureMonopoly is one of the most popular and successful board games ever produced.The game was first published under the name Monopoly in the US in 1935. The British version uses London streets, and there are other versions of the game in other countries.The expression Monopoly money is sometimes used to refer in a humorous way to a sum of money that is considered much too high.

Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopōlion, from monos ‘single’ + pōlein ‘sell’.

单词	monopoly
释义	monopoly noun /məˈnɒpəli/ /məˈnɑːpəli/ (plural monopolies) jump to other results monopoly (in/of/on something) (business) the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting. Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies. compare duopoly, oligopoly Wordfinder boom business commerce embargo import market monopoly sanction tariff trade Extra Examples One company holds a monopoly of the raw materials. The company has a virtual monopoly in world markets. The company lost its monopoly on exporting beer to India. The company used its monopoly control to charge exorbitant fees. The company was able to exploit its monopoly position. They created a monopoly in the export of wool. They will fight to maintain their monopoly over local bus services. This Act of Parliament guaranteed solicitors a monopoly on particular legal services. attempts to break the company's monopoly of the sugar industry companies who are challenging the state monopolies the giant gas monopoly Gazprom the privatization of state-owned monopolies such as the gas and electricity industries Topics Moneyc1, Games and toysc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective public state state-controlled … See full entry [usually singular] monopoly in/of/on something the complete control, possession or use of something; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other people cannot share Managers do not have a monopoly on stress. A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich. Monopoly™ a board game in which players have to pretend to buy and sell land and houses, using pieces of paper that look like money CultureMonopoly is one of the most popular and successful board games ever produced.The game was first published under the name Monopoly in the US in 1935. The British version uses London streets, and there are other versions of the game in other countries.The expression Monopoly money is sometimes used to refer in a humorous way to a sum of money that is considered much too high. Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopōlion, from monos ‘single’ + pōlein ‘sell’.
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