Standard Lemma guide

monopolization

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American: /məˌnɑpəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH0 N AA2 P AH0 L IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: monopolisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: domination

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English monopolize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English monopolization From monopolize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِحْتِكَار (iḥtikār) — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Catalan: monopolització — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Dutch: monopolisering — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Finnish: monopolisointi — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • French: monopolisation — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Galician: monopolización — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • German: Monopolisierung — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Italian: monopolizzazione — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Kannada: ಏಕಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ (ēkasvāmya) — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Portuguese: monopolização — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Russian: монополиза́ция (monopolizácija) — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Spanish: monopolización — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
  • Tagalog: monopolisasyon — the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized