Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Monopolistic \Mo*nop`o*lis"tic\
(m[-o]*n[o^]p`[-o]*l[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.
Of or pertaining to a monopolist.
--North Am. Rev.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1858; see monopoly + -istic.
Wiktionary
a. Acting in the manner of a monopoly.
WordNet
adj. having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "monopolistic".
It was, in short, the ultimate, sublimated expression of a monopolistic theory made effective in a charter.
CEE markets continue to dominate long-distance circuit-switched telephony, VoIP offers a unique opportunity for new operators to gain a foothold in this traditional monopolistic stronghold.
Furthermore, the rights which the present statutes confer are subject to the Anti-Trust Acts, though it can be hardly said that the cases in which the Court has endeavored to draw the line between the rights claimable by patentees and the kind of monopolistic privileges which are forbidden by those acts exhibit entire consistency in their holdings.
So the legislative sessions in Helena were nepotistic, venal, and rife with monopolistic intent.
Overcharging monopolistic pirates they may be, but what they do is essential, and what they do to people who bother their ansibles is .
It may be a theocracy, a fascist corporate state, or reactionary monopolistic capitalism or centralistic socialism -- that aspect does not matter.
He wondered whether CROAK would be interested in undertaking a class-action suit against the practice, since it smacked of monopolistic collusion—.
When he sells a pirated Microsoft product - he is depriving Microsoft not only of its income, but of a client (=future income), of its monopolistic status (cheap copies can be smuggled into other markets), and of its competition-deterring image (a major monopoly preserving asset).
Episodes caused, largely, by the suspicion of the owners that the rulers of the Palatinate would be quite happy to impose monopolistic controls on the iron trade, to their own profit.