monopolistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English monopoly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English monopolistic From monopoly + -istic.
Meanings
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Acting in the manner of a monopoly.
There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.
1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 1:The antitrust laws try to prevent monopolistic behavior.
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.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion: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."
2023 July 26, Ben Jones, “EU open access growth offers pointers for UK hopefuls”, in RAIL, number 988, pages 32–33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most monopolistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more monopolistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
monopolistically · antimonopolistic · nonmonopolistic · monopolistic competition · quasimonopolistic
Relateds
Translations (13)
bg монополистичен (In the manner of a monopoly) · de monopolistisch (In the manner of a monopoly) · es monopolístico (In the manner of a monopoly) · ca monopolista (In the manner of a monopoly) · nl monopolistisch (In the manner of a monopoly) · gl monopolista (In the manner of a monopoly) · sv monopolistisk (In the manner of a monopoly) · it monopolistico (In the manner of a monopoly) · ka მონოპოლისტური (In the manner of a monopoly) · pt monopolístico (In the manner of a monopoly) · fr monopolistique (In the manner of a monopoly) · pt monopolista (In the manner of a monopoly) · el μονοπωλιακός (In the manner of a monopoly)