monopolises
Takes exclusive control
Monopolises is the British spelling of monopolizes.
To monopolise is to gain exclusive control over something—a market, a resource, or a conversation.
A company monopolises an industry by eliminating competition.
A person monopolises attention by dominating it: She monopolised the discussion all evening.
Exerts supreme control
- absorbsTakes in fully
- consumesTakes in completely
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
occupies · fixates · engrosses · preoccupies · devours · hijacks · claims · demands
Operates or regulates
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
- governsExercises political authority
rules · subjugates · oppresses · concentrates · centralises · accumulates · seizes · usurps
Exerts supreme control
- controlsOperates or regulates
- cornersWhere edges converge
- hoardsHidden valuable caches
- consolidatesCombines into stronger whole
acquires · merges · excludes · saturates · penetrates · entrenches · captures · commands
Price-fixing coalition
- price fixingIllegal coordinated rate-setting
- consumer protectionLaws defending purchasers' interests
- trustbusterOne who dismantles monopolies
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
predatory pricing · trade commission · enforcement · compliance · regulatory · breakup · divestiture · consent decree
dominates
Exerts supreme control
- absorbsTakes in fully
- consumesTakes in completely
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
commands · occupies · fixates · engrosses · preoccupies · devours · hijacks · claims · demands · hogs
controls
Operates or regulates
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
governs · rules · subjugates · oppresses · concentrates · centralises · accumulates · seizes · usurps · wields
dominates
Exerts supreme control
consolidates · acquires · merges · excludes · saturates · penetrates · entrenches · captures · commands · locks up
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
- price fixingIllegal coordinated rate-setting
- consumer protectionLaws defending purchasers' interests
- trustbusterOne who dismantles monopolies
collusion · predatory pricing · trade commission · enforcement · compliance · regulatory · breakup · divestiture · consent decree · unfair practices
hoards
Hidden valuable caches
- stockpilesAccumulated reserves kept ready
- cornersWhere edges converge
- controlsOperates or regulates
accumulates · withholds · restricts · depletes · exploits · extracts · secures · locks up · supply · scarcity
monopolisesshares
Units of company ownership
distributes · competes · divides · disperses · decentralises
monopolisesshares
Units of company ownership
gives away · collaborates · cooperates · donates · lets go
monopolisesshares
Units of company ownership
gives away · distributes · allocates · apportions · parcels out
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