C2idiombusinessIELTS-friendly
corner the market
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to control most of the sales of a product so others cannot compete
Often 'corner the market in/on something'. Can sound critical, close to 'monopolise'.
In context
Two ride-hailing apps have cornered the market in most Vietnamese cities.
The firm tried to corner the market in rare metals by buying up every mine.
More idioms about business
- a ballpark figurea rough number that is close to the real amount
- a big playera powerful and important person or company in a field
- a bottlenecka point where progress slows because too much has to pass through it
- a deal breakera fact or condition that makes you refuse to accept an agreement
- a dog-eat-dog worlda situation where people compete hard and will harm others to succeed