Meaning of corner the market | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.
   idiomatic
2. To have exclusive possession; to possess something to a high or excessive degree.
   broadly, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“"Why, there ain't going to be any wheat left in Chicago by May! If I get⟳ in now and buy⟳ a long line of cash wheat, where are all these fellows who've sold short going to get⟳ it to deliver⟳ to me?" . . . Jadwin sprang forward⟳, gripping the broker by the shoulder. "Sam," he shouted, ". . . we can corner the market!"”

“It will not do to say⟳ that the Irish have⟳ a monopoly on stupidity, yet there have⟳ been times when I thought they nearly cornered the market.”

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