Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

A natural monopoly is a monopoly in an industry in which it is most efficient (involving the lowest long-run average cost) for production to be concentrated in a single firm. This market situation gives the largest supplier in an industry, often the first supplier in a market, an overwhelming cost advantage over other actual and potential competitors, so a natural monopoly situation generally leads to an actual monopoly. (Wikipedia)

The majority of working age households in receipt of state support are likely be an average of £3 a week worse off. (BBC News)

France’s workers put in, on average, 100 hours more a year than their German counterparts, according to the OECD’s ranking of countries by actual hours worked, averaging 1,500 hours a year compared to Germany’s 1,400. (The Financial Times)

A natural monopoly is a monopoly in an industry in which it is most efficient (involving the lowest long-run average cost) for production to be concentrated in a single firm. This market situation gives the largest supplier in an industry, often the first supplier in a market, an overwhelming cost advantage over other actual and potential competitors, so a natural monopoly situation generally leads to an actual monopoly. (Wikipedia)