monopoly 音标拼音: [mən'ɑpəli]
n . 垄断,专卖权,独占事业
垄断,专卖权,独占事业
monopoly n 1 : (
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 "
2 :
exclusive control or possession of something ; "
They have no monopoly on intelligence "
3 :
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 Monopoly \
Mo *
nop "
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ly \,
n .;
pl . {
Monopolies }. [
L .
monopolium ,
Gr . ?, ?;
mo `
nos alone ?
to sell .]
1 .
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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1913 Webster ]
Raleigh held a monopoly of cards ,
Essex a monopoly of sweet wines . --
Macaulay .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Exclusive possession ;
as ,
a monopoly of land .
[
1913 Webster ]
If I had a monopoly out ,
they would have part on '
t .
--
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates ;
as ,
tobacco is a monopoly in France .
[
Colloq .]
[
1913 Webster ]
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "
monopoly ":
a corner on ,
arrest ,
arrestation ,
bear raid ,
bull raid ,
cartel ,
check ,
consortium ,
constraint ,
control ,
cooling ,
cooling down ,
cooling off ,
copyright ,
corner ,
corner in ,
cornering ,
curb ,
curtailment ,
deceleration ,
engrossment ,
exclusive possession ,
forestallment ,
hindrance ,
inhibition ,
injunction ,
interdict ,
legal restraint ,
manipulation ,
monopolization ,
ownership ,
pool ,
possessorship ,
prohibition ,
proprietorship ,
protection ,
protectionism ,
protective tariff ,
raid ,
rationing ,
rein ,
restraint ,
restraint of trade ,
retardation ,
retrenchment ,
rigging ,
self -
control ,
slowing down ,
syndicate ,
tariff wall ,
thought control ,
trust ,
wash sale ,
washing MONOPOLY ,
commercial law .
This word has various significations .
1 .
It is the abuse of free commerce by which one or more individuals have procured the advantage of selling alone all of a particular kind of merchandise ,
to the detriment of the public .
2 .-
2 .
All combinations among merchants to raise the price of merchandise to the injury of the public ,
is also said to be a monopoly .
3 .-
3 .
A monopoly is also an institution or allowance by a grant from the sovereign power of a state ,
by commission ,
letters patent ,
or otherwise ,
to any person ,
or corporation ,
by which the exclusive right of buying ,
selling ,
making ,
working ,
or using anything ,
is given .
Bac .
Abr .
h .
t .;
3 Inst .
181 .
4 .
The constitutions of Maryland ,
North Carolina ,
and Tennessee ,
declare that "
monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government ,
and ought not to be allowed ."
Vide art .
Copyright ;
Patent .
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