monopoly
monopoly is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
- noun. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
- noun. 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
- noun. exclusive control or possession of something
"They have no monopoly on intelligence"
- noun. (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"
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