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monopoly
What does monopoly mean?
monopoly (noun): an exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce monopoly?
/məˈnɑpəli/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does monopoly come from?
From Latin monopōlium, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον (monopṓlion, “a right of exclusive sale”), from μόνος (mónos, “sole”) + πωλέω (pōléō, “to barter, sell”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to monopoly
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theater, vegetable plants in a garden, etc
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a concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle
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an exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession
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the act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim
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