monopolization
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mo·nop·o·lize
(mə-nŏp′ə-līz′)tr.v. mo·nop·o·lized, mo·nop·o·liz·ing, mo·nop·o·liz·es
1. To acquire or maintain a monopoly of.
2. To dominate or use to the exclusion of others: monopolized the conversation.
mo·nop′o·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
mo·nop′o·liz′er n.
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Noun | 1. | monopolization - domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others domination - social control by dominating |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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monopolization
n (lit) → Monopolisierung f; (fig) (of bathroom, best seat etc) → Beschlagnahme f; (of person, sb’s time etc) → völlige Inanspruchnahme; (of conversation etc) → Beherrschung f
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