Definitions

corner the market

VERB

monopolize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb exclude possess take over utilize

STRONG

acquire consume copyright corner devour employ engross have hog hold manage own patent restrain syndicate

WEAK

bogart exercise control keep to oneself lock up own exclusively sew up sit on take up

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain fail ignore lack let go lose need reject release

WEAK

distribute scatter share

VERB

possess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire carry enjoy maintain occupy own retain seize

STRONG

bear control corner dominate grab hog hold

WEAK

be blessed with be born with be endowed with get hands on get hold of have to name latch on to lock up sit on take over take possession

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail free lack let go lose need release surrender yield

STRONG

abandon forsake

WEAK

dispossess miss not have

Example Sentences

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That sets this time apart from earlier examples of silver mania — like when the Hunt Brothers notoriously tried to corner the market in 1980, he noted.

From MarketWatch

Prices more than quadrupled, reaching nearly $50 in early 1980 before regulators stepped in and unraveled the Hunt brothers’ attempt to corner the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

The issuers are trying to corner the market and create their own ecosystem.

From MarketWatch

Silver prices climbed Monday, poised to close at a record 45 years after the high hit when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the market for the precious metal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Back in 1980, prices crashed after the Hunt brothers’ attempt to corner the market unraveled.

From The Wall Street Journal

corner the market

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