MONOPOLY
\mənˈɒpəli], \mənˈɒpəli], \m_ə_n_ˈɒ_p_ə_l_i]\
Definitions of MONOPOLY
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(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
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exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
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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
By Princeton University
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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.
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The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
By Noah Webster.
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A control of any industry; as, a monopoly of the oil trade; a company that possesses such control; sole possession.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The sole power of dealing in anything; exclusive possession; licence to exclusive trade in an article.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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