What does monopolise mean?

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mo·nop·o·lise

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. monopolize, monopoliseverb

    have and control fully and exclusively

    "He monopolizes the laser printer"

  2. monopolize, monopoliseverb

    have or exploit a monopoly of

    "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"

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  1. monopolise

    To monopolise means to gain exclusive possession or control over a commodity, service, or trade. It involves obtaining the power to manipulate prices or control the supply of goods or services, excluding others from participating in the process.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Monopolise

    mon-op′o-līz, v.t. to obtain possession of anything so as to be the only seller or sharer of it: in engross the whole of.—ns. Monop′oliser, Monop′olist.—adj. Monopolis′tic.—n. Monop′oly, the sole power of dealing in anything: exclusive command or possession: (law) a grant from the crown to an individual for the sole right to deal in anything. [L. monopolium—Gr. monos, alone, pōlein, to sell.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of monopolise in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of monopolise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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