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monopoly

/mษ™หˆnษ’pษ™หŒli/
B2 ยท Upper Int.โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

ไธ€ใคใฎไผš็คพใ‚„ๅ€‹ไบบใŒใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใ‚„ใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใฎใ™ในใฆใพใŸใฏๅคง้ƒจๅˆ†ใ‚’ๆ”ฏ้…ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ€‚

When to Use

๐Ÿ“ˆBusiness English๐Ÿ“ฐNews & Media๐Ÿ“Exam Vocabulary
Upper Intermediate โ€” fluent in familiar topics

Examples in Conversation

โ€œใใฎไผš็คพใฏใ“ใฎๅœฐๅŸŸใฎใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผใƒใƒƒใƒˆใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’็‹ฌๅ ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚โ€

โ€œไปŠๅคœใฏใƒขใƒŽใƒใƒชใƒผใ‚’ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†โ€”โ€”้Š€่กŒไฟ‚ใซใชใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

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.

Related Words

Word Family:
monopolizemonopolisticmonopolies