different between monopoly vs monopole

English

Etymology

From Latin monop?lium, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (monop?lion, “a right of exclusive sale”), from ????? (mónos, “sole”) + ????? (p?lé?, “I barter, sell”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: m?n?'p?l?", IPA^(key): /m??n?p??li/
• (US) enPR: m?nä'p?l?", IPA^(key): /m??n?p??li/

Noun

monopoly (plural monopolies)

1. 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.

   Antonym: monopsony

   Coordinate terms: duopoly, oligopoly
2. An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.

3. The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.

4. (metonymically) The market thus controlled.
5. (metonymically) The holder (person, company or other) of such market domination in one of the above manners.

   Synonym: monopolist

Derived terms

• monopolistic
• monopolistically
• monopolize, monopolization, monopolizer

Translations

Further reading

• monopoly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• monopoly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• "monopoly" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 209.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?monopol?]

Noun

monopoly

1. nominative plural of monopol
2. accusative plural of monopol
3. vocative plural of monopol
4. instrumental plural of monopol

Spanish

Noun

monopoly m (uncountable)

1. Monopoly (board game)

English

Etymology 1

From the Middle French monopole or its etymon the Late Latin monop?lium (“a monopoly”).

Noun

monopole (plural monopoles)

1. An appellation owned by a single winery.

References

• “?monopole¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Further reading

• Monopole (wine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

mono- +? pole.

Noun

monopole (plural monopoles)

1. (physics) A magnetic monopole.
2. A monopole antenna.
3. An electrical power transmission line having one direct-current conductor and a ground (earth) connection.

Translations

References

• monopole³” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Further reading

• Magnetic monopole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monopole antenna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?monopol?/

Noun

monopole

1. vocative singular of monopol

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin monop?lium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.n?.p?l/

Noun

monopole m (plural monopoles)

1. monopoly

Derived terms

• monopoliser
• monopoliste

See also

• monopsone
• oligopole

Further reading

• “monopole” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin monop?lium.

Noun

monopole m (plural monopoles)

1. an exclusive right to sell something

References

• “monopole” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).