IELTS Anvil

monopolies

CEFR: C1

Commercial enterprises possessing complete, uncompetitive domination over market supply.

Synonyms

cartels
market hegemonies

Common Collocations

break up monopolies
natural monopolies
state monopolies

Example Sentence

Antitrust regulators dismantled telecommunications monopolies to foster competition and lower consumer prices.

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