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monopolization

monopolization

1 7.9
Control of a market by one company that stops other companies from competing
  • noun
  • /məˌnɑːpəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • US
translation icon : monopolización
  • The monopolization of the local market by a single company limited consumer choices.
  • attempted monopolization
  • monopolization offense

Who in your view in America today or which kinds of people want more monopolization in America?

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Examples

  • Laws relating to price and non-price vertical restraints, predatory pricing, monopolization, and, to a large degree, horizontal agreements in restraint of trade are essentially compatible.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Instead, we shall require them to pay for the value they subtract by their use or monopolization of common resources.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Oh, so the main concern is monopolization and rent seeking.

    Blog text (9)
  • Since the amendments of 1986, there is no general monopolization section in the Competition Act.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The potential for monopolization is particularly dangerous in this environment of nebulous ownership and easy registration.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Proving the second element of the attempted monopolization offense requires a thorough evaluation of the conduct employed by the firm involved.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The guarantee of a capitalist economy is not a guarantee against cartelization and monopolization.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The suddenness of the price rises and the tendency to collapse are more consistent with the monopolization than with the scarcity view.

    Academic text (1992)
  • However, continued American obstruction and its incipient monopolization of United Nations' decision-making mechanisms indicate that this will be a very difficult and frustrating process.

    Academic text (1994)
  • According to David Sibley in Geographies of Exclusion, this spatial colonialism reflects how "power is expressed in the monopolization of space and the relegation of weaker groups in society to less desirable environments."

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

monopoly
vsmonopolization
  • Specialized
148 4.9

Only one company sells and controls a product or service

is the process of gaining exclusive control, focusing on excluding other participants

Antonyms

51 1.0

Using or enjoying something together with other people

How Exclusive

monopolization
  • US
1 7.9
dominance
81 5.1
merger
189 3.9
competition
251 2.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

monopolization = monopolize (transparent) = monopoly + ize + ation

The noun is formed by the regular nominalizing suffix '-ation' from the verb 'monopolize'.

Etymology

Monopolization comes from mono- meaning 'single' and the same root as monopoly, which meant 'one seller'. So monopolization is the process of becoming the only seller or taking full control of a market, leaving others out.