monopolies

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A form of monopoly — A situation, by legal privilege or other agreement, in which solely one party (company, cartel etc.) exclusively provides a particular product or service, dominating that market and generally exerting powerful control over it.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of monopoly
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APA

monopolies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolies

MLA

“monopolies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolies. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monopolies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolies.

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