monopolistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce monopolistic in British English:
UK [məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk]
How to pronounce monopolistic in American English:
US [məˌnɑpəˈlɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant
Word Origin
- monopolistic (adj.)
- 1858; see monopoly + -istic.
Example
- 1. It 's one thing to emphatically deny monopolistic practices .
- 2. Torvalds became the perfect foil to the monopolistic , unlikable , bill gates .
- 3. Article 144 public utilities and other enterprises of a monopolistic nature shall , in principle , be under public operation . In cases permitted by law , they may be operated by private citizens .
- 4. Naturally , facebook could survive without monopolistic control of the social dimension of computing .
- 5. Excess capacity is a characteristic of natural monopoly or monopolistic competition .