To corner the market & h" P) T6 S+ c4 W; { to gain control of a market for one's product, or to control available supply of a product# J' ]& ?! l1 Y
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The clever, small manufacturing company cornered the market on essential parts for its field and grew prosperous by selling those parts at high prices to the huge companies that were its competitors.