monopoly

• n. 独占; 独占者; フランチャイズ

すなわち、売り手が一人しかいない、派生的に独占、排他的。

monopoly (n.)

"exclusive control of a commodity or trade," 1530s, from Latin monopolium, from Greek monopolion "right of exclusive sale," from mono- + polein "to sell," from PIE root *pel- (5) "to sell" (cognates: Sanskrit panate "barters, purchases," Lithuanian pelnas "gain," Old Church Slavonic splenu, Russian polon "prey, booty," Old Norse falr, Dutch veil, German feil "for sale, venal").

Alternative form monopole (1540s, from the Old French form of the word) was common in 16c. The popular board game, invented by Charles Darrow, is from 1935. Monopoly money "unreal currency" is attested from 1972, in reference to the paper used in the game.

1. " Monopoly " is one of the best-selling games of all time.

「大金持ち」は、史上最も売れているゲームの1つです。

2.Had he succeeded,he would have acquired a monopoly .

もし彼が成功したら、彼は独占的な地位を獲得するだろう。

3.In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.

過去、中央政府はテレビ番組放送を独占していた。

4.Inflation was so high that the notes were like Monopoly money.

インフレが激しく、通貨は「大金持ち」のゲーム紙幣と変わらないようになった。

5.His monopoly of shipbuilding in that country has been established.

彼のその国の造船業に対する独占はすでに確立されている。