Terminology - Business: Monopoly

Monopoly
A situation in which a single /
 one  company owns all or / 
nearly all of the market for 
a given type of product or / service.

This would happen in the case that there is a barrier to entry into the industry 
/ sector that allows the single company to operate without competition 
(for example, vast economies of scale, barriers to entry, or / governmental regulation).

In such an industry / sector structure, 
the producer will often produce a volume that is less than 
the amount which would maximize social welfare.


Source: InvestorWords.com 
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