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• monopoly — mo·nop·o·ly /mə nä pə lē/ n pl lies 1: exclusive control of a particular market that is marked by the power to control prices and exclude competition and that esp. is developed willfully rather than as the result of superior products or skill see …   Law dictionary

• monopoly — n. 1) to establish, gain a monopoly 2) to have, hold a monopoly 3) to break (up) a monopoly 4) a government, state monopoly 5) a monopoly of, on, over 6) (misc.) to play Monopoly (T) * * * [mə nɒp(ə)lɪ] gain a monopoly hold a monopoly on …   Combinatory dictionary

• monopoly — Absolute control of all sales and distribution in a market by one firm, due to some barrier to entry of other firms, allowing the firm to sell at a higher price than the socially optimal price. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * monopoly… …   Financial and business terms

• monopoly — noun 1 (C) the control of all or most of a business activity by a single company or by a government, so that other organizations cannot easily compete with them: Cigarette production is a state monopoly in China. (+ on/of): For years Bell… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• monopoly */*/ — UK [məˈnɒpəlɪ] / US [məˈnɑpəlɪ] noun Word forms monopoly : singular monopoly plural monopolies 1) a) [countable] economics a company that has complete control of the product or service it provides because it is the only company that provides it… …   English dictionary

• monopoly — mo|nop|o|ly [ mə napəli ] noun ** 1. ) count a company that has complete control of the product or service it provides because it is the only company that provides it: It is the government s intention to break up all monopolies. a ) count or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• monopoly — noun 1 control by one company ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, near, virtual ▪ absolute (esp. AmE), total ▪ government, state …   Collocations dictionary

• monopoly and competition — ▪ economics Introduction       basic factors in the structure of economic markets.In economics monopoly and competition signify certain complex relations among firms in an industry. A monopoly implies an exclusive possession of a market by a… …   Universalium

• hold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act/way of holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, tight ▪ He still had me in a tight hold. VERB + HOLD ▪ catch, get, grab …   Collocations dictionary

• Hold-up problem — The hold up problem is a term used in economics to describe a situation where two parties (such as a supplier and a manufacturer) may be able to work most efficiently by cooperating, but refrain from doing so due to concerns that they may give… …   Wikipedia

• History of the board game Monopoly — The history of the board game Monopoly can be traced back to the early 1900s. Based on original designs by the American Elizabeth Magie, several board games were developed from 1906 through the 1930s that involved the buying and selling of land… …   Wikipedia