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A monopoly (from Greek and ) is a market in which one person or company is the only supplier of a particular good or service. A monopoly is characterized by a lack of economic competition to produce a particular thing, a lack of viable substitute goods, and the possibility of a high monopoly price well above the seller's marginal cost that leads to a high monopoly profit. The verb monopolise or monopolize refers to the process by which a company gains the ability to raise prices or exclude competitors. In economics, a monopoly is a single seller. In law, a monopoly is a business entity that ha

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A monopoly occurs when one person or company is the only supplier of a particular good or service, giving them the power to set high prices without competition or substitute options available to customers. This matters because monopolies can charge prices well above their actual costs, earning unusually high profits while limiting consumer choice and the natural price competition that typically exists in markets with multiple sellers.

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Category:Monopoly (economics)
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Monopoly (economics)
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monopsony
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economics
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Monopole
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