monopoly
/məˈnɒpəli/ noun [C]Definition
SYSTEM › when a company or organization is the only one in an area of business or activity and has complete control of it: They have a monopoly on the postal service.
COMPANY › a company or other organization that has a monopoly in a particular industry
(Definition of monopoly noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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