monopolization

American  

[muh-nahp-uh-lahyz-ay-shuhn] / məˌnɑp ə laɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of monopolizing something or someone, particularly a market.

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Other Word Forms

• anti-monopolization
  noun
• demonopolization
  noun
• quasi-monopolization
  noun
• re-monopolization
  noun

Example Sentences

Live Nation Chief Executive Michael Rapino was grilled Thursday at the concert promoter’s monopolization trial, as he sought to defend the company’s ticket fees and past boasts about its dominant market share and profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The actor Mark Ruffalo has suggested a Paramount Skydance takeover would also be "monopolization".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

However, Isenberg believes that if governments can deploy smart policies such as interoperability and nondiscrimination, they can foster innovation in the AI space while preventing monopolization.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025

“It’s the first of the major monopolization cases against the major tech platforms to go to trial, and so that makes it a bellwether.”

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

At the agency’s inception, scientists had hoped it would serve as a civilian bulwark against military monopolization of nuclear research.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik