Found 2 items, similar to Monopoly.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: monopoly
monopoly
n 1: (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”
2: exclusive control or possession of something;
“They have no
monopoly on intelligence”
3: 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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Monopoly
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.
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Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly
of sweet wines. --Macaulay.
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2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
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If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't.
--Shak.
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3. The commodity or other material thing to which the
monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
[Colloq.]
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