Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to a monopoly or to a system of monopolies; of a kind promoted by monopoly; existing for the maintenance of a monopoly: as, monopolistic abuses; a monopolistic corporation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a monopolist.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Acting in the manner of a
monopoly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant
Etymologies
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Examples
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In fact, Amazon was the one who was trying to use their market dominance as a tool to set prices, which is what we call monopolistic behavior.
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Intel executives could see it coming, but as is their fiduciary obligation, they try to stay in monopolistic control on the laptop market for as long as they could.
TED: Negroponte Says OLPC Started Netbook Craze; Will Open-Source Its Hardware
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A company creates a monopoly when it engages in monopolistic behavior. (that is, taking action of some sort to limit competition).
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Does that mean I never, ever, ever engage in monopolistic policies?
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Does that mean I never, ever, ever engage in monopolistic policies?
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Whether or not they also engage in monopolistic pricing is still up for debate (remember that software has extremely low marginal costs).
Bundling II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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A similar group of organized men from the Second Ward objected to the way Jackson, in monopolistic fashion, put his exclusive liberties above the collective good.
Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840
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Software companies in monopolistic houses shouldn’t throw stones!
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This, of course, is the essence of what economists call monopolistic competition.
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This, of course, is the essence of what economists call monopolistic competition.
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