monopolistic

English

Etymology

From monopoly +‎ -istic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/

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Adjective

monopolistic (comparative more monopolistic, superlative most monopolistic)

1. Acting in the manner of a monopoly.

   The antitrust laws try to prevent monopolistic behavior.

   • 1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 1:

     There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.

   • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion‎^[1]:

     But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.

   • 2023 July 26, Ben Jones, “EU open access growth offers pointers for UK hopefuls”, in RAIL, number 988, pages 32–33:

     Dominguez-González explained: "The Spanish market is no longer a monopolistic one, and there is great interest among both the existing open access operators and potential future ones in providing services on other lines."

Derived terms

• antimonopolistic
• monopolistically
• monopolistic competition
• nonmonopolistic
• quasimonopolistic

Related terms

• oligopolistic

Translations

In the manner of a monopoly

• Bulgarian: монополистичен (bg) (monopolističen)
• Catalan: monopolista
• Dutch: monopolistisch (nl)
• French: monopolistique (fr)
• Galician: monopolista
• Georgian: მონოპოლისტური (monoṗolisṭuri)
• German: monopolistisch (de)
• Greek: μονοπωλιακός (el) (monopoliakós)
• Italian: monopolistico (it)
• Portuguese: monopolista, monopolístico
• Spanish: monopolístico
• Swedish: monopolistisk (sv)