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单词 demonopolize
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demonopolizev.

Brit. /ˌdiːməˈnɒpəlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌdiməˈnɑpəˌlaɪz/
Forms: 1800s– demonopolise, 1800s– demonopolize.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, monopolize v.
Etymology: < de- prefix + monopolize v.
1. transitive. To end the monopoly of (a company) in a particular commodity, product, or service. Now rare.
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society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [verb (transitive)] > restrict use or monopolize > destroy monopoly of
demonopolize1864
deconcentrate1889
1864 H. Roy Theory of Exchanges: Bank Charter Act 1844 212 The old lady [sc. the Bank of England] may trade as she likes when demonopolised.
1919 Postal Salaries (U.S. Congr.) I. iii. 736 The oil-producing companies, who, of course, were thoroughly demonopolized sometime ago.
2. transitive. To make (a commodity, product, or area of economic production) no longer subject to a monopoly; (now) spec. to introduce competition into (the market in a particular industry or service, or in the economy more generally) by privatizing previously nationalized assets.
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1864 H. Roy Theory of Exchanges: Bank Charter Act 1844 196 Till bullion is demonopolized, and each bank is made to find its own reserve.
1878 H. A. Webster in Encycl. Brit. VI. 154/1 Since the expiry of the contract the mines [of Colombia] have been demonopolized.
1917 Sinclair's Mag. Aug. 15/1 When the world discovered the marvels of petroleum its demands for more and still more became at once democratized and demonopolized.
1990 N.Y. Times 15 Oct. a8/6 Denationalizing property and demonopolizing the economy.
2001 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Jan. a19/2 Certainly we must deregulate telecom. But first and most importantly, we must de-monopolize it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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