Etymology

monoline

M3O1N1O1L1I1N1E1

Today it means: A company operating in only one industry or line of business; often specifically a bank specializing in credit card issuance. Full definition →

English line ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishline
  5. English todaymonoline

From mono- + line.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.