monopoly
1Monopoly — Daten zum Spiel Autor Elizabeth Magie Phillips, Charles Darrow Verlag Eigenverlag (ca. 1933), Parker Brothers (ab 1935), Waddington (ab 1936) …
2monopoly — mo·nop·o·ly /mə nä pə lē/ n pl lies 1: exclusive control of a particular market that is marked by the power to control prices and exclude competition and that esp. is developed willfully rather than as the result of superior products or skill see …
3Monopoly — Mo*nop o*ly, n.; pl. {Monopolies}. [L. monopolium, Gr. ?, ?; mo nos alone + ? to sell.] 1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some… …
4monopoly — monopoly, corner, pool, syndicate, trust, cartel are comparable rather than synonymous terms when they apply to a means of controlling prices. Monopoly denotes the exclusive control of a service (as telephone or telegraph service) or traffic (as… …
5monopoly — [mə näp′ə lē] n. pl. monopolies [L monopolium < Gr monopōlion, right of exclusive sale, monopōlia, exclusive sale < monos, single (see MONO ) + pōlein, to sell < IE base * pel > Lith pel̃nas, wages] 1. exclusive control of a commodity …
6Monopoly — trademark a very popular type of ↑board game that has been sold since the 1930s. Players use toy money to buy streets and buildings on squares on the board, and then make other players pay rent if they move onto those squares. The squares on the… …
7Monopoly — Monopoly® [ li; englisch »Monopol«] das, , Gesellschaftsspiel, bei dem mit Würfeln, Spielgeld, Anteilscheinen, symbolischen Häusern u. Ä. Grundstücksspekulation simuliert wird. * * * Mo|no|po|ly ® [...li], das; [nach engl. monopoly = Monopol]:… …
8monopoly — (n.) exclusive control of a commodity or trade, 1530s, from L. monopolium, from Gk. monopolion right of exclusive sale, from MONO (Cf. mono ) + polein to sell, from PIE root *pel to sell (Cf. Skt. panate barters, purchases, Lith. pelnas …
9monopoly — ► NOUN (pl. monopolies) 1) the exclusive possession or control of the supply of a commodity or service. 2) an organization having a monopoly, or a commodity or service controlled by one. 3) exclusive possession or control of something. ORIGIN… …
10Monopoly — ● Monopoly nom masculin (nom déposé) Jeu de société où les joueurs doivent acquérir par concurrence des terrains et des immeubles jusqu à en obtenir le monopole …