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monopoly

Pronunciation: [məˈnɑːpəli]

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Learn how to use monopoly in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “business”

(noun) a situation where a single company or group controls all or most of the industry or market for a product or service. It's like if only one store in town sold candy, and nobody else could sell it.

Example

The company created a monopoly by buying all the other candy shops.

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The new law prevents the formation of monopolies, allowing more candy shops to open.

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What happens when a business has a monopoly in the market?

Context: “games”

(noun) a popular board game where players buy, sell, and trade properties to become the richest player. In this game, you try to own all the important places on the board.

Example

We played Monopoly last night and had so much fun trading properties.

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He didn't want to play Monopoly because he found it too boring and long.

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Have you ever finished a game of Monopoly without anyone quitting?

How to pronounce monopoly

Pronunciation: [məˈnɑːpəli]

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