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near-monopoly

🇬🇧 UK/nɪə(r)-mə'nɒp(ə)lɪ/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

n.

A situation where one company or entity controls almost all of a market

近乎垄断的局面;准垄断

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
nearother
+
monoone, single
+
polto polish, refine; to estimate
+
ycharacterized by
=near-monopoly

Common Collocations

  • 1.near-monopoly status近乎垄断的地位

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company achieved a near-monopoly in the technology market sector.

  • 2.

    Government regulators investigated the firm's near-monopoly over resources.

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