oligopoly
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oligopoly
- /ɒlɪˈɡɒpəli/ UK
- /ɒlɪˈɡɒpli/ UK
- /ˌɑləˈɡɑpəli/ US
- /ˌoʊ-/ US
Rhymes with -ɒpəli
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*h₃ligos
From oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few; several’) + -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly.
noun oligopolies
- An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity. Because of the ease of collusion, particularly price fixing, duopolies and oligopolies easily produce outcomes as bad for the general public as outright monopolies.
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noun economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity
| Español | oligopolio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 과점 gwajeom |
| 日本語 | 寡占 kasen |
| 中文 | 寡頭壟斷 /寡头垄断 guǎtóu lǒngduàn |
| Português | oligopólio |
| Français | oligopole |
| Deutsch | Oligopol |
| Italiano | oligopolio |
| Ελληνικά | ολιγοπώλιο oligopólio |
| Română | oligopol |
| Русский | олигопо́лия oligopólija |
| العربية | احتكار القلة |
| עברית | אוליגופול |
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title = {oligopoly},
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