monopolization

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Canada, US/məˌnɑpəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

The act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized.

UncommonScrabble 27

Meanings

nounmonopolization (countable and uncountable, plural monopolizations)

plural monopolizations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundomination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Arabic اِحْتِكَار
  • اِحْتِكَار (iḥtikār)the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Catalan monopolització
  • monopolitzacióthe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Dutch monopolisering
  • monopoliseringthe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Finnish monopolisointi
  • monopolisointithe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
French monopolisation
  • monopolisationthe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
German Monopolisierung
  • Monopolisierungthe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Italian monopolizzazione
  • monopolizzazionethe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Portuguese monopolização
  • monopolizaçãothe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Russian монополиза́ция
  • монополиза́ция (monopolizácija)the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Spanish monopolización
  • monopolizaciónthe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Tagalog monopolisasyon
  • monopolisasyonthe act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

monopolization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolization

MLA

“monopolization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monopolization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolization.

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