monopoly


Definition: Meaning of, monopoly in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / məˈnɒp(ə)li /

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  1. [countable] if a company or government has a monopoly of a business or political activity, it has complete control of it so that other organizations cannot compete with it
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  2. [countable] a large company that controls all or most of a business activity
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  3. [singular] if someone has a monopoly on something, that thing belongs to them, and no one else can share it
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Monopoly


Definition: Meaning of, Monopoly in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / məˈnɒpəli /

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[trademark]
  1. a very popular type of BOARD GAME that has been sold since the 1930s. Players use toy money to buy streets and buildings on squares on the board, and then make other players pay rent if they move onto those squares. The squares on the board show the names of real streets in cities in the US (=in an American Monopoly set), London (=in a British Monopoly set), or other big cities around the world. People sometimes use the expression Monopoly money to mean a very large amount of money
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