Monopoly

See also: monopoly

English

Etymology

See monopoly.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Monopoly

  2. (board games) A board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy.
    I was playing Monopoly with my friends at 12:00am last night.
    • 2008 August 28, “German recreation: An affinity for rules?”, in The Economist‎[1], archived from the original on 2 February 2021:
      In America, where classics like Monopoly dominate, Eurogames still have an avidly geeky following.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Monopoly. Doublet of Monopol.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Monopoly n (proper noun, strong, genitive Monopolys or (with an article) Monopoly)

  1. Monopoly (board game)
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