monopoly
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monopoly¹
- /məˈnɒpəli/ UK
- /məˈnɑpəli/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /məˈnɒpəli/ Canada, dialectal
- /məˈnɔpəli/ Australia
- /məˈnɒpəli/ New Zealand
- [məˈnɔ̟pəli] New Zealand
- /mono.poli/ South Asia
- /mɵˈnɔpɵli/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɒpəli
Where it comes from
From Latin monopōlium, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον (monopṓlion, “a right of exclusive sale”), from μόνος (mónos, “sole”) + πωλέω (pōléō, “to barter, sell”). By surface analysis, mono- + -poly.
noun monopolies
- A situation, by legal privilege or other agreement, in which solely one party (company, cartel etc.) exclusively provides a particular product or service, dominating that market and generally exerting powerful control over it. The sale of the leaves and roots was a Government monopoly, and from it the Kings of Kôr derived a large proportion of their private revenue.
- An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession. A land monopoly renders its holder(s) nearly almighty in an agricultural society.
- The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control. Granting monopolies in concession constitutes a market-conform alternative to taxation for the state, while the crown sometimes bestowed a monopoly as an outrageous gift.
- The market thus controlled.
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The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the above manners.
Similar: monopolist
Monopoly²
Where it comes from
See monopoly.
proper noun
- A board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy. I was playing Monopoly with my friends at 12:00am last night.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: monopolist, monopolization, monopolisation, monopolistic, cartel, patent, franchise, proprietary, specialty, dominance, antimonopoly, antitrust, captive, exclusive, exclusivity, ama
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noun situation of exclusive supply
| Español | monopolio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 독점 dokjeom, 전매 jeonmae |
| 日本語 | 独占 dokusen, 独り占め hitorijime, 専売 senbai |
| 中文 | 專賣 /专卖 zhuānmài |
| हिन्दी | एकाधिकार ekādhikār, एकाधिपत्य ekādhipatya |
| Português | monopólio |
| Français | monopole |
| Deutsch | Monopol |
| Italiano | monopolio |
| Ελληνικά | μονοπώλιο monopólio |
| Română | monopol |
| Русский | монопо́лия monopólija |
| Tiếng Việt | sự độc quyền |
| العربية | اِحْتِكَار iḥtikār, اِنْحِصَار inḥiṣār |
| עברית | מוֹנוֹפּוֹל monopól |
noun exclusive possession
| Español | monopolio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 獨占 /獨占 /独占 dúzhàn, 壟斷 /垄断 lǒngduàn |
| Português | monopólio |
| Ελληνικά | μονοπώλιο monopólio |
| Русский | монопо́лия monopólija |
noun holder of such control
| Español | monopolista |
|---|---|
| Русский | монополи́ст monopolíst, монополи́стка monopolístka |
noun market thus controlled
| Português | monopólio |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μονοπώλιο monopólio |
| Русский | монопо́лия monopólija |
name a board game
| Español | Monopoly |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모노폴리 monopolli |
| 日本語 | モノポリー |
| 中文 | 地產大亨 /地产大亨 dìchǎn dàhēng, 大富翁 dàfùwēng |
| हिन्दी | नवा व्यापार navā vyāpār |
| Kiswahili | Ukiritimba |
| Português | Banco Imobiliário, Monopólio, Monopoly |
| Français | Monopoly |
| Deutsch | Monopoly |
| Italiano | Monopoli |
| Ελληνικά | Μονοπώλιο Monopólio |
| Română | Monopoly |
| Русский | монопо́лия monopólija |
| Tiếng Việt | Cờ Tỷ Phú |
| العربية | مونوبولي, بنك الحظ |
| עברית | מונופול |
Talk about this word "monopoly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monopoly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monopoly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monopoly "monopoly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monopoly.Cite this
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title = {monopoly},
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