monopoly
US /məˈnɑpəli/
・UK /mə'nɒpəlɪ/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Complete market control for a service or product
After purchasing their competitor, the company had a monopoly over the production of steel
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A board game in which players try to gain monopolies on properties as their opponents are forced to pay them rent.
Let's play a game of Monopoly tonight.
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How to fight climate change with parking lots
- The train companies were far from a monopoly anymore...
The train companies were far from a monopoly anymore...
Who Owns Antarctica? (Bizarre Borders Part 3)
- Nonetheless, like Monopoly, the optimal colonial strategy is "claim everything you land on." In the early 1900s, the UK toyed with claiming all of Antarctica before scaling back her ambitions to just the coastal part she had explored to the South Pole.
Nonetheless, like Monopoly, the optimal colonial strategy is "claim everything you land on." In the early 1900s, the UK toyed with claiming all of Antarctica before scaling back her ambitions to just the coastal part she had explored to the South Pole.
- Nonetheless, like Monopoly, the optimal colonial strategy is "Claim everything you land on".
Nonetheless, like Monopoly, the optimal colonial strategy is "Claim everything you land on".
What is Coachella? History, facts, and more!
- Back in the late 90s, Ticketmaster had a near monopoly on ticket sales and was criticized for price gauging on its big stadium shows.
Back in the late 90s, Ticketmaster had a near monopoly on ticket sales and was criticized for price gauging on its big stadium shows.
Saving a Puppy in Sri Lanka's Surf Capital | Mirissa & Galle Travel Guide
- And from coastal enclaves like this, they eventually took over most of the country, gaining monopoly on the cinnamon trade and making themselves fabulously rich in the process.
And from coastal enclaves like this, they eventually took over most of the country, gaining monopoly on the cinnamon trade and making themselves fabulously rich in the process.
- And from coastal enclaves like this, they eventually took over most of the country, gaining monopoly on the cinnamon trade and making themselves fabulously rich in the process.
And from coastal enclaves like this, they eventually took over most of the country, gaining monopoly on the cinnamon trade and making themselves fabulously rich in the process.
US ready to sign Ukraine minerals deal, Trump administration says | BBC News
- But for the time being, they maintain a near monopoly on the processing and refining of critical minerals.
But for the time being, they maintain a near monopoly on the processing and refining of critical minerals.
- But for the time being, they maintain a, a near monopoly on the processing and refining of critical minerals.
But for the time being, they maintain a, a near monopoly on the processing and refining of critical minerals.
Tomonoura - The Days of Old | Overnight Trip From Osaka
- The original owners of the residence once held the monopoly on producing Homeshu, a medicinal liqueur and one of the local specialties of Tomonoda.
The original owners of the residence once held the monopoly on producing Homeshu, a medicinal liqueur and one of the local specialties of Tomonoda.
- The original owners of the residence once held the monopoly on producing homeshoe, a medicinal liqueur and one of the local specialties of Tomonoura.
The original owners of the residence once held the monopoly on producing homeshoe, a medicinal liqueur and one of the local specialties of Tomonoura.
Big Tech in panic mode... Did DeepSeek R1 just pop the AI bubble?
- You see, Nvidia's had basically a monopoly on AI training for the last decade, because they have better Linux drivers than AMD, and all the machine learning algorithms are optimized for libraries like CUDA, which is proprietary and can only run on Nvidia GPUs.
You see, Nvidia's had basically a monopoly on AI training for the last decade, because they have better Linux drivers than AMD, and all the machine learning algorithms are optimized for libraries like CUDA, which is proprietary and can only run on Nvidia GPUs.
- You see, Nvidia's had basically a monopoly on AI training for the last decade because they have better Linux drivers than AMD,
You see, Nvidia's had basically a monopoly on AI training for the last decade because they have better Linux drivers than AMD,
Meta's Spending Plans and Alphabet's Ad Outlook
- And there's no way you can say Google is a monopoly.
And there's no way you can say Google is a monopoly.
- And so from that perspective, it's hard to argue, even though they may have had a monopoly in search, but it's hard to argue they have it now and going forward, given all the competition.
And so from that perspective, it's hard to argue, even though they may have had a monopoly in search, but it's hard to argue they have it now and going forward, given all the competition.
Ron Chernow (FULL EPISODE) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
- This global monopoly they will have but we mustn't mind that, you know, people will talk but that's okay
This global monopoly they will have but we mustn't mind that, you know, people will talk but that's okay
- He said, "We should buy the worldwide patents for this." He said, "People will call it a trust, this global monopoly they will have.
He said, "We should buy the worldwide patents for this." He said, "People will call it a trust, this global monopoly they will have.
OpenAI & Nvidia Collapse as AI Bubble Meltdown Starts
- On one side, they've built their computer chips to destroy Nvidia's monopoly on computer chips to train AI.
On one side, they've built their computer chips to destroy Nvidia's monopoly on computer chips to train AI.
- On one side they've built their computer chips to destroy Nvidia's monopoly on computer chips to train AI.
On one side they've built their computer chips to destroy Nvidia's monopoly on computer chips to train AI.