monopoly

monopoly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land. If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't. Shak.
  2. 2.The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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