Monopolies
noun
- A situation, by legal privilege or other agreement, in which solely one party (company, cartel etc.) exclusively provides a particular product or service, dominating that market and generally exerting powerful control over it.
- An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.
"A land monopoly renders its holder(s) nearly almighty in an agricultural society."
- The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.
"Granting monopolies in concession constitutes a market-conform alternative to taxation for the state, while the crown sometimes bestowed a monopoly as an outrageous gift."
- (metonymy) The market thus controlled.
- (metonymy) The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the above manners.
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "monopolies":
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Total: 14 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Monopolies"
Monopolies is a 10-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "monopolies" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Monopolies" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "monopolies" is a medium-scoring word.