monopolies

nounsomething held, owned exclusively

Synonyms for monopolies

noun something held, owned exclusively

Antonyms for monopolies

Word Origin & History

"exclusive control of a commodity or trade," 1530s, from Latin monopolium, from Greek monopolion "right of exclusive sale," from mono- + polein "to sell," from PIE root *pel- (5) "to sell" (cf. Sanskrit panate "barters, purchases," Lithuanian pelnas "gain," Old Church Slavonic splenu, Russian polon "prey, booty," Old Norse falr, Dutch veil, German feil "for sale, venal").

Alternative form monopole (1540s, from the Old French form of the word) was common in 16c. The popular board game, invented by Charles Darrow, is from 1935. Monopoly money "unreal currency" is attested from 1972, in reference to the paper used in the game.

Example Sentences for monopolies

Monopolies do harm on the whole, but they certainly elevate the favoured few.

I require the abolition of privileges, of titles, and of monopolies.

For instance, he got after the monopolies, and the cost of living is twenty per cent.

Railroads are owned by governments in most countries, and monopolies often are.

Monopolies of this kind are begotten by fraud and nurtured by error.

I thought of it first that day we had a lecture on monopolies in sociology.

We are not enemies to capital, but we oppose the tyranny of monopolies.

The Spanish merchants also complained of the loss of their monopolies.

Evidently the failure of this scheme has not discouraged the makers of monopolies.

Suppose we were to legalize these contracts and permit the establishment of monopolies.