'Monopoly' definitions:

Definition of 'monopoly'

From: WordNet
noun
(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"
noun
Exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
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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

Definition of 'Monopoly'

From: GCIDE
  • Monopoly \Mo*nop"o*ly\, n.; pl. Monopolies. [L. monopolium, Gr. ?, ?; mo`nos alone + ? to sell.]
  • 1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product. [1913 Webster]
  • Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land. [1913 Webster]
  • If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'monopoly'

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Words containing 'Monopoly'