monopolize

(UK also monopolise)

/məˈnɒpəlaɪz/ verb [T]

Definition

› to take control of the supply and price of a particular product or service: Businesses might try to monopolize a market.

monopolization (UK also monopolisation) noun [U] › In the government's view, the goal is to "ensure that there remain no practices likely to result in monopolization."

(Definition of monopolize verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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