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monopoly
(encz) | monopoly,monopol adv: Zdeněk Brož |
monopoly
(czen) | monopoly,monopoliespl. Zdeněk Brož |
Monopoly
(gcide) | Monopoly \Mo*nop"o*ly\, n.; pl. Monopolies. [L. monopolium,
Gr. ?, ?; mo`nos alone + ? to sell.]
1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity;
the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in
some article, or of trading in some market; sole command
of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the
proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of
its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies
have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote
regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a
particular product.
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Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly
of sweet wines. --Macaulay.
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2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.
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If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't.
--Shak.
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3. The commodity or other material thing to which the
monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.
[Colloq.]
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monopoly
(wn) | monopoly
n 1: (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"
2: exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no
monopoly on intelligence"
3: 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 |
MONOPOLY
(bouvier) | MONOPOLY, commercial law. This word has various significations. 1. It is the
abuse of free commerce by which one or more individuals have procured the
advantage of selling alone all of a particular kind of merchandise, to the
detriment of the public.
2.-2. All combinations among merchants to raise the price of
merchandise to the injury of the public, is also said to be a monopoly.
3.-3. A monopoly is also an institution or allowance by a grant from
the sovereign power of a state, by commission, letters patent, or otherwise,
to any person, or corporation, by which the exclusive right of buying,
selling, making, working, or using anything, is given. Bac. Abr. h.t.; 3
Inst. 181.
4. The constitutions of Maryland, North Carolina, and Tennessee,
declare that "monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government,
and ought not to be allowed." Vide art. Copyright; Patent.
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absolute monopoly
(encz) | absolute monopoly,absolutní monopol [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
discriminating monopoly
(encz) | discriminating monopoly, |
fiscal monopoly
(encz) | fiscal monopoly, |
monopoly
(encz) | monopoly,monopol adv: Zdeněk Brož |
monopoly board
(encz) | monopoly board, n: |
monopoly power
(encz) | monopoly power,monopolní síla (moc) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
monopoly power and regulation.
(encz) | monopoly power and regulation.,síla monopolů a regulace [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
monopoly profit
(encz) | monopoly profit,monopolní zisk Mgr. Dita Gálová |
natural monopoly
(encz) | natural monopoly,přirozený monopol [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
revenue-producing monopoly
(encz) | revenue-producing monopoly, |
monopoly
(czen) | monopoly,monopoliespl. Zdeněk Brož |
Monopolylogue
(gcide) | Monopolylogue \Mon`o*pol"y*logue\, n. [Mono- + Gr. poly`s many +
lo`gos speech.]
An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.
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antimonopoly
(wn) | antimonopoly
adj 1: of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and
commerce from unfair business practices [syn:
antimonopoly, antitrust] |
monopoly
(wn) | monopoly
n 1: (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"
2: exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no
monopoly on intelligence"
3: 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 |
monopoly board
(wn) | monopoly board
n 1: a board used for playing monopoly |
MONOPOLY
(bouvier) | MONOPOLY, commercial law. This word has various significations. 1. It is the
abuse of free commerce by which one or more individuals have procured the
advantage of selling alone all of a particular kind of merchandise, to the
detriment of the public.
2.-2. All combinations among merchants to raise the price of
merchandise to the injury of the public, is also said to be a monopoly.
3.-3. A monopoly is also an institution or allowance by a grant from
the sovereign power of a state, by commission, letters patent, or otherwise,
to any person, or corporation, by which the exclusive right of buying,
selling, making, working, or using anything, is given. Bac. Abr. h.t.; 3
Inst. 181.
4. The constitutions of Maryland, North Carolina, and Tennessee,
declare that "monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government,
and ought not to be allowed." Vide art. Copyright; Patent.
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