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anti-monopoly

adjective

an·​ti-mo·​nop·​o·​ly
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-p(ə-)lē
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-monopoly (audio)
variants or antimonopoly
: opposing, prohibiting, or restricting monopolies
anti-monopoly laws
anti-monopolist noun
or antimonopolist
ˌan-tē-mə-ˈnä-pə-list
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-monopoly (audio)
… fully embraced the reform effort, casting himself as an anti-monopolist who opposed the designs of the Guggenheim Alaska Syndicate to lock up Alaska development as their private cash cow. Steve Haycox

Examples of anti-monopoly in a Sentence

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Many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed anti-monopoly concerns over the $82.7 billion deal. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025 China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) said that Qualcomm is suspected of violating the country’s anti-monopoly law in regards to its acquisition of Israeli firm Autotalks. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Hong Kong — China significantly escalated its trade standoff with the United States Monday, saying that tech giant Nvidia, the most valuable company on the US stock market and a key provider of artificial-intelligence chips, had violated anti-monopoly laws. David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 China accused the chipmaker of violating an anti-monopoly law following an initial probe. Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-monopoly

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-monopoly was in 1818

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“Anti-monopoly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-monopoly. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.

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