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Origin of monopolist
First recorded in 1595–1605; monopol(y) + -ist
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According to the theory of perfect price discrimination, a monopolist charges each consumer the maximum price that he is willing to pay for a good or service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
ASML, a near monopolist in lithography machines, reports earnings, expected to shed light on the AI and memory processor cycles.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
But a year after ruling that Google was "a monopolist," Judge Amit Mehta proposed a series of remedies that some - though not everyone - view as letting Google off lightly.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
The decision found that Google was an effective monopolist in two specific markets, defined by the court as “general search services and general search text advertising.”
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024
If I am a monopolist, so also are you; so also is every man.
From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker
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