MONOPOLY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
    Hypernyms(s) Monopoly is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • exclusive control or possession of something
    Usage Example(s)
    • They have no monopoly on intelligence
    Hypernyms(s) monopoly is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
    Usage Example(s)
    • a monopoly on silver
    • when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like
    Hypernyms(s) monopoly is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)