monopoly

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noun

1. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller (Freq. 5)
- a monopoly on silver
- when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like
• Derivationally related forms:
monopolistic, monopolize, monopolise
• Topics:
economics, economic science, political economy
• Hypernyms:
market, marketplace, market place
• Hyponyms:
corner
2. exclusive control or possession of something (Freq. 2)
- They have no monopoly on intelligence
• Derivationally related forms:
monopolist, monopolize, monopolise
• Hypernyms:
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control