monopoly

monopoly
In general terms, monopoly refers to exclusive possession or control of some resource by a single actor or group of actors. In an economic context, it refers to market concentration and imperfect competition; that is, the dominance by one firm of a particular commodity market which gives it the power to set prices, rather than be subjected to price competition with other firms. In real life, few markets are dominated by one firm alone; more common is domination by a small number of firms, a situation which is commonly referred to as oligopoly . Where two or more businesses reach a formal or informal agreement to limit competition among themselves, for example by fixing similar prices or agreeing separate marketing areas, they are said to form a cartel.

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  • Monopoly — Mo*nop o*ly, n.; pl. {Monopolies}. [L. monopolium, Gr. ?, ?; mo nos alone + ? to sell.] 1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monopoly — monopoly, corner, pool, syndicate, trust, cartel are comparable rather than synonymous terms when they apply to a means of controlling prices. Monopoly denotes the exclusive control of a service (as telephone or telegraph service) or traffic (as… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • Monopoly — Monopoly®   [ li; englisch »Monopol«] das, , Gesellschaftsspiel, bei dem mit Würfeln, Spielgeld, Anteilscheinen, symbolischen Häusern u. Ä. Grundstücksspekulation simuliert wird. * * * Mo|no|po|ly ® [...li], das; [nach engl. monopoly = Monopol]:… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • monopoly — (n.) exclusive control of a commodity or trade, 1530s, from L. monopolium, from Gk. monopolion right of exclusive sale, from MONO (Cf. mono ) + polein to sell, from PIE root *pel to sell (Cf. Skt. panate barters, purchases, Lith. pelnas …   Etymology dictionary

  • monopoly — ► NOUN (pl. monopolies) 1) the exclusive possession or control of the supply of a commodity or service. 2) an organization having a monopoly, or a commodity or service controlled by one. 3) exclusive possession or control of something. ORIGIN… …   English terms dictionary

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  • monopoly — [n] something held, owned exclusively cartel, consortium, copyright, corner, holding, oligopoly, ownership, patent, pool, possessorship, proprietorship, syndicate, trust; concept 710 Ant. distribution, jointownership, scattering, sharing …   New thesaurus

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