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Monopolize

To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.

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Command 76% connected

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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have 76% connected

of Have

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Monopolist 74% connected

One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Monopolist 74% connected

One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Monopoly 74% connected

The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Monopoly 74% connected

The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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