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“Monopolize” or “Monopolise”

Language

Monopolize and monopolise are both English terms.

Usage

Monopolize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while monopolise is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available):

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
monopolize 98 34 74 100 90 39 0 0 0 0 0 0
monopolise 2 66 26 0 10 61 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "monopolize" over "monopolise" (98 to 2).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "monopolise" over "monopolize".
  • In India, there is a preference for "monopolize" over "monopolise" (74 to 26).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "monopolize" over "monopolise" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "monopolize" over "monopolise" (90 to 10).
  • In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "monopolise" over "monopolize".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
  • In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
  • In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use monopolize or monopolise with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “monopolize”

  • …a data warehouse environment can monopolize data access by demanding large…
  • 1995 - Monopolize
  • …resulted from the drive to monopolize power and status.
  • …2 also forbids "attempts to monopolize" and "conspiracies to monopolize".
  • …allow the Catholic Church to monopolize how women were defined inside…
  • The humans attempted to monopolize the Great Seed and killed…
  • …by the Aeolian Company to monopolize the piano roll market.
  • Doctors sought to monopolize the simple treatment by convincing…
  • …clean, inexpensive energy—so he can monopolize the energy market during a…
  • Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or…

Examples of “monopolise”

  • …English-bred attorneys who desired to monopolise the practice.
  • However, aristocrats continued to monopolise the officer corps of almost…
  • …a dominant breeding pair that monopolise access to breeding opportunities.
  • …is the one who can monopolise a part without any change…
  • …so-called cartels still try to monopolise water supply, resorting even to…
  • …is trying to "egregiously ... monopolise global trade" in this and…
  • …British Petroleum was able to monopolise Iranian oil as before.
  • …to the Woodvilles' attempt to monopolise power, Gloucester quickly moved to…
  • …never able to dominate or monopolise trade routes in the same…
  • …in which the great powers monopolise investment.


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