a situation in which only one company has the legal right to provide a particular service or product in a particular area 法定垄断，专卖（只有一家公司在某地区拥有提供某服务或产品的权利）◆The Bank of England has a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales. 英国银行在英格兰和威尔士发行钞票享有法定垄断权。
a company that has this right 享有专卖权的公司◆The national postal service has been a legal monopoly until now, but is about to be privatized. 全国邮政服务到现在一直是享有专营权的企业，但即将被私有化。