noun
1 control by one company
ADJECTIVE
▪ effective , near , virtual
▪ absolute ( esp. AmE ), total
▪ government , state
▪ local , national
▪ natural
▪
Water is a natural ~.
VERB + MONOPOLY
▪ enjoy , exercise , have , hold
▪
The company has a virtual ~ in world markets.
▪ create , establish , gain , get , secure , set up
▪ keep , maintain , preserve , retain
▪ lose
▪ give sb , grant sb
▪ challenge
▪
companies who are challenging the state monopolies
▪ break , break up , end
▪
attempts to break the company's ~ of the sugar industry
MONOPOLY + NOUN
▪ position
▪
The company was able to exploit its ~ position.
▪ control , power
▪
The company used its ~ control to charge exorbitant fees.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
They created a ~ in the export of wool.
▪ ~ of
▪
One company holds a ~ of the raw materials.
▪ ~ on
▪
The company lost its ~ on exporting beer to India.
▪ ~ over
▪
They will fight to maintain their ~ over local bus services.
2 organization
ADJECTIVE
▪ public , state , state-controlled , state-owned
▪
the privatization of state-owned monopolies such as the gas and electricity industries
▪ giant , powerful
▪ private
▪ statutory
▪ gas , oil
▪
the giant gas ~ Gazprom
▪ media
▪
It was one of the first new-media companies to take on Latin America's media monopolies.