monopolistic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“Discouraging competition will result in those same distortions. Monopolistic producers will lower production to increase prices.”
From Washington Times • May 25, 2022
Monopolistic private providers like Comcast have also spent millions to keep these barriers in place.
From Slate • Sep. 6, 2021
The Power of Monopolistic Trade Unions under Different Conditions.—Arbitrators have to deal with trade unions which appeal to some kind of force in defending their right of possession of a field of labor.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates
Two Modes of Approaching a Monopolistic Condition.—The approach to monopoly may be extensive or intensive.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates
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