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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 | ||
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