monopoly

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Noun monopoly has 3 senses

monopoly - (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"
--₁ is a kind of market, marketplace
--₁ has particulars: corner
Derived forms: verb monopolize₁, verb monopolize₂, verb monopolise₂
monopoly - exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
--₂ is a kind of dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control

Derived forms: verb monopolize₁, verb monopolize₂, verb monopolise₂
Monopoly - 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
--₃ is a kind of board game

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