(biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"
sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"
a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"