English-Thai Dictionary

monopoly

N ระบบ ผูกขาด  เอกสิทธิ์  trust syndicate copyright patent open market free trade ra-bob-puk-kad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MONOPOLY

n.[L. monopolium.] The sole power of vending any species of goods, obtained either by engrossing the articles in market by purchase, or by a license from the government confirming this privilege. Thus the East India Company in Great Britain has a monopoly of the trade to the East Indies, granted to them by charter. Monopolies by individuals obtained by engrossing, are an offense prohibited by law. But a man has by natural right the exclusive power of vending his own produce or manufactures, and to retain that exclusive right is not a monopoly within the meaning of law.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MONOPOLY

Mo *nop "o *ly, n.; pl. Monopolies. Etym: [L. monopolium, Gr.

 

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. Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines.Macaulay.

 

2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land. If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't. Shak.

 

3. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France. [Colloq. ]

 

MONOPOLYLOGUE

Mon `o *pol "y *logue, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. poly `s many + lo `gos speech. ]

 

Defn: An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

monopoly

mo nop o ly |məˈnäpəlē məˈnɑpəli | ▶noun ( pl. monopolies ) 1 the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service: his likely motive was to protect his regional monopoly on furs. • [ usu. with negative ] the exclusive possession, control, or exercise of something: men don't have a monopoly on unrequited love. • a company or group having exclusive control over a commodity or service: areas where cable companies operate as monopolies. • a commodity or service controlled in this way: electricity, gas, and water were considered to be natural monopolies. 2 (Monopoly ) trademark a board game in which players engage in simulated property and financial dealings using imitation money. It was invented in the US and the name was coined by Charles Darrow c. 1935. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopōlion, from monos ‘single ’ + pōlein ‘sell. ’

 

monopoly capitalism

mo nop o ly cap i tal ism ▶noun Economics a capitalist system typified by trade monopolies in the hands of a few people.

 

Monopoly money

Mo nop o ly mon ey |məˈnɑpəli ˌməni | ▶noun informal money regarded as having no real existence or value. ORIGIN from the imitation money used in the game of Monopoly ( see monopoly ( sense 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

monopoly

mon |op ¦oly |məˈnɒp (ə )li | ▶noun ( pl. monopolies ) 1 the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service: the state's monopoly of radio and television broadcasting. • a company or group having exclusive control over a commodity or service. • a commodity or service in the exclusive control of a company or group. • [ usu. with negative ] the exclusive possession, control, or exercise of something: men don't have a monopoly on unrequited love. 2 ( Monopoly ) trademark a board game in which players engage in simulated property and financial dealings using imitation money. It was invented in the US and the name was coined by Charles Darrow c. 1935. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek monopōlion, from monos ‘single ’ + pōlein ‘sell ’.

 

monopoly capitalism

mon |op ¦oly cap ¦it ¦al |ism ▶noun [ mass noun ] Economics a capitalist system typified by trade monopolies in the hands of a few people.

 

Monopoly money

Monopoly money ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal money regarded as having no real existence or value: the Monopoly money we'd won playing Internet stocks while dot-com fever swept the nation. ORIGIN from the imitation money used in the game of Monopoly (see monopoly ( sense 2 )).

 

Duden Dictionary

Monopoly

Mo no po ly Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |Mon o poly …li |das Monopoly; Genitiv: des Monopoly nach englisch monopoly = Monopol Gesellschaftsspiel, bei dem mithilfe von Würfeln, Spielgeld, Anteilscheinen u. Ä. Grundstücksspekulation simuliert wird

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

monopoly

mo nop o ly /mənɑ́p (ə )li |-nɔ́p -/〖語源は 「1人 (mono )で売ること 」〗名詞 複 -lies /-z /1 C 【事業などの 】独占 (権 ), 独占販売 , 専売 (権 ) «on , of , over » ▸ have [make ] a monopoly of A Aを独占 [一手販売 ]する 2 〖単数形で 〗【物などの 】独り占め «on , of » ; 占有物 ▸ There should be no monopoly on information .情報の独占はあってはならない 3 C 専売会社 , 独占企業 ; 専売品 .4 U C ｟商標 ｠〖M- 〗モノポリー 〘米国製の卓上ゲーム 〙.～́ c à pitalism 独占資本主義 .～́ m ò ney (モノポリーなどで使う )おもちゃのお金 .