sole-source

[ sohl-sawrs, -sohrs ]

/ ˈsoʊlˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs /

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adjective

designating a company contracted, without competition, to be the sole supplier of a product or service, as a firm having an exclusive contract for certain military technology.

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Words nearby sole-source

soleprint, Soler, solera, Soleri, Solesmes, sole-source, sole trader, Soleure, soleus, sol-fa, solfatara

How to use sole-source in a sentence

Costs would come down if we had competition,” she explained, “instead of using sole-source shutters.
More Tornado Shelters? Not Necessarily|David Cay Johnston|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is the sole source of everything of our strength, happiness, and misery.
The Sorrows of Young Werther|J.W. von Goethe
But there is very great danger in looking here alone for the sole source of all the help we need.
An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy|W. Tudor Jones
It would be folly to try to depend upon lime as a sole source of soil fertility.
Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement|Alva Agee

To say that Marx held labor to be the sole source of wealth is to misrepresent his whole teaching.
Socialism|John Spargo
By 1917, the allies had stopped shipments of coffee to Germany through neighbors who had been her sole source of supply.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers