-
(
trademark)
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
-
exclusive
control
or
possession
of
something; "
They
have
no
monopoly
on
intelligence"
-
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
-
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.
-
The
commodity
or
other
material
thing
to
which
the
monopoly
relates;
as,
tobacco
is
a
monopoly
in
France.
-
A
control
of
any
industry;
as,
a
monopoly
of
the
oil
trade;
a
company
that
possesses
such
control;
sole
possession.
-
The
sole
power
of
dealing
in
anything:
exclusive
command
or
possession.
-
Sole
right
of
trading;
exclusive
possession.
-
The
exclusive
control
of
a
particular
traffic,
or
the
persons
holding
it.
-
The
sole
power
of
dealing
in
anything;
exclusive
possession;
licence
to
exclusive
trade
in
an
article.
-
The
sole
power
of
selling
any
article
by
purchase,
by
superior
manufacture,
or
by
patent.
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