Collocations for monopoly - noun

effective, near, virtual
absolute (esp. AmE), total
government, state
local, national
natural
Water is a natural monopoly.

enjoy, exercise, have, hold
The company has a virtual monopoly in world markets.

create, establish, gain, get, secure, set up
keep, maintain, preserve, retain
lose
give sb, grant sb
challenge
companies who are challenging the state monopolies

break, break up, end
attempts to break the company's monopoly of the sugar industry

position
The company was able to exploit its monopoly position.

control, power
The company used its monopoly control to charge exorbitant fees.

monopoly in
They created a monopoly in the export of wool.

monopoly of
One company holds a monopoly of the raw materials.

monopoly on
The company lost its monopoly on exporting beer to India.

monopoly over
They will fight to maintain their monopoly over local bus services.

public, state, state-controlled, state-owned
the privatization of state-owned monopolies such as the gas and electricity industries

giant, powerful
private
statutory
gas, oil
the giant gas monopoly Gazprom

media
It was one of the first new-media companies to take on Latin America's media monopolies.