English noun: monopoly | |||
1. | monopoly (state) (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller | ||
Samples | A monopoly on silver. When you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | market, market place, marketplace | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | corner | ||
Domain category | economic science, economics, political economy | ||
2. | monopoly (state) exclusive control or possession of something | ||
Samples | They have no monopoly on intelligence. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance | ||
3. | Monopoly (act) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | board game | ||
Domain usage | trademark | ||