单词 | monopoly |
释义 | Word Frequency monopoly(məˈnɒpəlɪ) nounWord forms: plural -lies 1. exclusive control of the market supply of a product or service 2. a. an enterprise exercising this control b. the product or service so controlled 3. law the exclusive right or privilege granted to a person, company, etc, by the state to purchase, manufacture, use, or sell some commodity or to carry on trade in a specified country or area 4. exclusive control, possession, or use of something Derived forms monopolism (moˈnopolism) noun monopolist (moˈnopolist) noun monopolistic (moˌnopoˈlistic) adjective monopolistically (moˌnopoˈlistically) adverb Word origin C16: from Late Latin, from Greek monopōlion, from mono- + pōlein to sellWord Frequency Monopoly(məˈnɒpəlɪ) noun trademark a board game for two to six players who throw dice to advance their tokens around a board, the object being to acquire the property on which their tokens land |
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