どくせん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
2. hogging; keeping to oneself
Pitch accent
ど
くせん
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
monopolistic; exclusive
exclusive interview
exclusive right; sole right
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
monopolistic capital
monopoly capitalism
exclusive distribution rights; exclusive sales rights; exclusive marketing rights
monopoly business, enterprise
monopolistic enterprise; monopoly
antimonopoly; antitrust
exclusive distribution (of a TV series, etc.)
private monopolization; private monopoly
exclusive interview
state monopoly
seller's monopoly
natural monopoly
bilateral monopoly
semi-monopoly; quasi-monopoly
Examples (4 in total)
Don't let the children monopolize the television.
She has the large house to herself.
The company has a monopoly on the nation's tobacco business.