monopolised
Held exclusive control
Monopolised is the British spelling of monopolized, the past tense of monopolize.
To monopolise something is to have exclusive control over it—a company might monopolise a market, or a person might monopolise a conversation by refusing to let others speak.
She monopolised his attention all evening.
Price-fixing coalition
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- trustConfidence in another
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- price-fixingCoordinated artificial cost-setting
consolidation · merger · acquisition · incumbent · regulation · cornered · captured · concentrated
Controlled or overpowered
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- corneredUnable to flee
- hoardedCollected and concealed
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
captured · engrossed · appropriated · controlled · dictated · governed · ruled · overpower
Foot's bottom surface
- singularOne in number
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- undividedNot separated into parts
- unsharedNot divided among others
proprietary · restricted · limited · inaccessible · closed · private · privileged · reserved
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- trustConfidence in another
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
price-fixing · consolidation · merger · acquisition · incumbent · regulation · cornered · captured · concentrated · stranglehold
dominated
Controlled or overpowered
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- corneredUnable to flee
- hoardedCollected and concealed
seized · captured · engrossed · appropriated · controlled · dictated · governed · ruled · overpower · stranglehold
sole
Foot's bottom surface
unshared · proprietary · restricted · limited · inaccessible · closed · private · privileged · reserved · sequestered
monopolisedshared
Held in common
distributed · dispersed · decentralised · democratised · opened up
monopolist, monopolise, monopolistic, monopolises, monopolising, monopolisation