monopoly

English Thesaurus

1. 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 (noun.act)

hypernym	:	board game,
definition	:	a game played on a specially designed board (noun.act)

domain usage	:	trademark,
definition	:	a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product (noun.communication)

2. exclusive control or possession of something (noun.state)

hypernym	:	ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance,
definition	:	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another (noun.state)

3. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller (noun.state)

hypernym	:	market, market place, marketplace,
definition	:	the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold (noun.act)

hyponym	:	corner,
definition	:	a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade (noun.state)

domain category	:	economic science, economics, political economy,
definition	:	the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management (noun.cognition)

4. exclusive control or possession of something (noun.state)

derivation	:	monopoliser, monopolist, monopolizer,
definition	:	someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something (noun.person)

derivation	:	monopolise, monopolize,
definition	:	have or exploit a monopoly of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	monopolise, monopolize,
definition	:	have and control fully and exclusively (verb.social)

5. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller (noun.state)

derivation	:	monopolise, monopolize,
definition	:	have or exploit a monopoly of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	monopolise, monopolize,
definition	:	have and control fully and exclusively (verb.social)

derivation	:	monopolistic,
definition	:	having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant (adj.all)

6. exclusive control or possession of something (noun.state)

derivation	:	monopoliser, monopolist, monopolizer,
definition	:	someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something (noun.person)

derivation	:	monopolise, monopolize,
definition	:	have or exploit a monopoly of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	monopolise, monopolize,
definition	:	have and control fully and exclusively (verb.social)

7. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller (noun.state)

derivation	:	monopolise, monopolize,
definition	:	have or exploit a monopoly of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	monopolise, monopolize,
definition	:	have and control fully and exclusively (verb.social)

derivation	:	monopolistic,
definition	:	having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant (adj.all)