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Describing monopoly

Illustrate the term monopoly?

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When one business or company dominates its area and squeezes out all its competition this is resulting in consumer does not have a free choice, and inevitably, the price of its products or services will increase, and the 'Monopoly' increases its profit. Although, sometimes prices stay low to discourage anyone from entering the market profit still occur. Not to be confused with a term of monopoly, a company has control over the entire market for a product because of barriers.

Although a monopoly is a philosophical procedure of direct competition leading to a pure monopoly it is not in itself a purely dominating force. It is somewhat the process of obtaining competitive grounds for strive toward total control.

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