Thesaurus: monopoly

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1. n. 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.
2. n. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
3. n. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
4. n. 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
5. n. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
6. n. exclusive control or possession of something
7. 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. Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines. Macaulay. 2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land. If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't. Shak. 3. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France. [Colloq.]
8. n:100 n. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller n. exclusive control or possession of something n. 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