monopoly
US: /məˈnɑpəɫi/
UK: /mənˈɒpəli/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
monopoly /mə'nɔpəli/- danh từ
- độc quyền; vật độc chiếm
- to make monopoly of...: giữ độc quyền về...
- monopoly capitalist: nhà tư bản độc quyền
- tư bản độc quyền
- độc quyền; vật độc chiếm
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural monopolies)1 ~ (in / of / on sth) (business) the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way: In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting. + Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies.
2 [usually sing.] ~ in / of / on sth the complete control, possession or use of sth; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other people cannot share: Managers do not have a monopoly on stress. + A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich.
Compare: DUOPOLY
Collocation
1 control by one company
ADJ.
effective, near, virtual | absolute, total | government, state | domestic, local, national
VERB + MONOPOLY
enjoy, exercise, have, hold
The company has a virtual monopoly in world markets.
| create, establish, gain, get, secure, set up | keep, maintain, preserve, retain | lose | give sb, grant sb, guarantee sb
This Act of Parliament guaranteed solicitors a monopoly on particular legal services.
| challenge
companies who are challenging the state monopolies
| break (up), end
attempts to break the company's monopoly of the sugar industry
MONOPOLY + NOUN
position
The company was able to exploit its monopoly position.
PREP.
~ in
creating a monopoly in the export of wool
| ~ of
One company holds a monopoly of the raw materials.
| ~ on
The company lost its monopoly on exporting beer to India.
| ~ over
maintaining their monopoly over local bus services
2 organization
ADJ.
giant, huge, powerful | public, state, state-controlled, state-owned
the privatization of state-owned monopolies such as the gas and electricity industries
| private | statutory
Concise dictionary
monopoliesmə'nɑpəlɪ /-'nɒ-noun
+(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
+exclusive control or possession of something
+a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
