monopoly
🇺🇸
/məˈnɑːpəli/
🇬🇧
/məˈnɒpəli/
noun
C1
Complete control over selling a product or providing a service
The company has a monopoly on internet service in this area, so customers have no other choice.
C1
Something that only one person or group has and others cannot share
No one should have a monopoly on knowledge; education should be available to everyone.
R
A board game where players buy and sell properties using fake money
We played monopoly for hours, buying hotels and collecting rent from other players.
translation
Complete control over selling a product or providing a service; Something that only one person or group has and others cannot share; A board game where players buy and sell properties using fake money
Word Forms
Plural
monopolies