monopoly
noun
exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices.
monopolies
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pluralof monopoly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Breaking these monopolies will need to go beyond what the Education Department can do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The practice “may distort competition, stifle innovation, and potentially lead to monopolies or market concentration in strategic sectors,” as the Center for Strategic and International Studies put it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Landlords would only accept tenants who applied using a broker, which meant many brokers had monopolies on full blocks of apartments, and sometimes whole neighborhoods.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
When Congress first created the FTC in the 1910s, it recognized that the agency’s mandates of protecting consumers and fighting monopolies should not be overly swayed by partisan politics.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
There’s no competition; there are just a thousand local monopolies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
