noun
- Economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller. (
- usage: "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"
- Exclusive control or possession of something.
- usage: "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
- 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. .
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