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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMonopoly power
/məˈnɒp.əl.i ˈpaʊ.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ability of a firm to raise and maintain price above the level that would prevail under competition.
"Antitrust regulators investigated the technology conglomerate for abusing its monopoly power to stifle innovative startups." - 2
Significant market control that enables an entity to dictate terms, limit output, and exclude competitors from an industry.
"The utility company held unchecked monopoly power over regional electricity distribution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'monopoly' (from Greek 'monopolion', meaning exclusive right to sell, from 'monos' alone + 'polein' to sell) and 'power' (from Late Latin 'posere', to be able). The compound term emerged in late 19th and early 20th-century economic discourse to describe the degree of control a firm exerts over market price and output.
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pouvoir de monopole
Transliteration: puwvwaʁ də mɔ.nɔ.pɔl
"Les autorités enquêtent sur l'abus de pouvoir de monopole de cette grande entreprise."
Monopolmacht
Transliteration: mo-no-poːl-maxt
"Die Kartellbehörde bekämpft den Missbrauch von Monopolmacht."
potere di monopolio
Transliteration: poˈtɛ.re di mo.noˈpɔ.ljo
"L'azienda ha usato il suo potere di monopolio per eliminare la concorrenza."
poder de monopolio
Transliteration: poˈðer de mo.noˈpo.ljo
"El uso indebido del poder de monopolio daña a los consumidores."
poder de monopólio
Transliteration: puˈdeɾ dʒi mo.nɔˈpu.liu
"A lei antitruste visa limitar o poder de monopólio das corporações."
एकाधिकार शक्ति
Transliteration: ekadhikar shakti
"सरकार ने बाज़ार में एकाधिकार शक्ति को रोकने के लिए कड़े नियम बनाए हैं।"
垄断力量
Transliteration: lǒngduàn lìliàng
"反垄断法旨在限制大型企业的垄断力量。"
독점력
Transliteration: dokjeomryeok
"공정거래위원회는 기업의 남용된 독점력을 조사했다."
独占力
Transliteration: dokusenryoku
"その企業は市場における独占力を行使して価格を引き上げた。"
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