monopolistic
/məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/
monopolistic adjective: acting in the manner of a monopoly.
Adjective
monopolistic (comparative more monopolistic, superlative most monopolistic)
- Acting in the manner of a monopoly.
- The antitrust laws try to prevent monopolistic behavior.
- There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 1
monopolistic meaning in Tamil and Urdu
monopolistic in Tamil
- முற்றுரிமைப்போட்டி
monopolistic in Urdu
- monopolistic
- اجارہ دارانہ ijārā dārānā
Forms of monopolistic
| comparative | more monopolistic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most monopolistic |
Origin of monopolistic
From monopoly + -istic.
Words formed from monopolistic
Questions about monopolistic
- What does monopolistic mean?
- Monopolistic means acting in the manner of a monopoly.
- What is monopolistic in Tamil?
- Monopolistic in Tamil is முற்றுரிமைப்போட்டி. See Monopolistic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is monopolistic?
- Monopolistic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce monopolistic?
- Monopolistic is pronounced /məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/.
Words near monopolistic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: monopolistic (page history and authors); monopolistic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اجارہ دارانہ (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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