natural monopoly

noun [C or U] ECONOMICS, COMMERCE

Definition

› a situation in which one company is able to supply the whole market for a product or service more cheaply than two or more companies could: Technology has moved on, turning what was once a natural monopoly into a potentially competitive market.

(Definition of natural monopoly noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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