corner the market
Control all inventory
To corner the market is to gain control of enough supply of a commodity, stock, or product that you can dictate prices.
The phrase comes from forcing other traders into a corner with no options.
More loosely, it means to dominate a particular sector: They've cornered the market on cheap streaming content.
Someone who corners the market has effective monopoly power, at least temporarily.
Control through superior strength
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- outperformAchieve superior results
- surpassExceed in achievement
overwhelm · control · command · reign · unrivaled · stranglehold · grip · lock
Claim exclusive control
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
takeover · buyout · merger · price-fixing · trust-busting · squeeze-out · hegemony · dominance
Defeat through superior tactics
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- first-moverInitial market participant
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
accumulation · control · capture · lock-up · exclusivity · niche · branding · differentiation
dominate
Control through superior strength
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- outperformAchieve superior results
surpass · overwhelm · control · command · reign · unrivaled · stranglehold · grip · lock · capture
monopolize
Claim exclusive control
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
acquisition · takeover · buyout · merger · price-fixing · trust-busting · squeeze-out · hegemony · dominance · exclusive
outmaneuver
Defeat through superior tactics
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- first-moverInitial market participant
consolidation · accumulation · control · capture · lock-up · exclusivity · niche · branding · differentiation
supply
Furnish or stock
- demandForceful request or requirement
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
trading · commodities · futures · wheat · silver · gold · oil · soybeans · securities · exchange
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
corner the marketperfect competition
Frictionless market ideal
fair competition · free market · free competition · open competition · open market
corner the marketcollaborate
Work jointly with others
divest · sell off · cooperate · go out of business · downsize
corner, market, corners, cornered, cornering, markets, marketed, marketing, marketable