polypoly

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polypoly

  • /pəˈlɪpəlɪ/
  • /ˈpɒlɪˈpɒlɪ/

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From poly- (“many”) + -poly (“number of sellers”), by analogy with monopoly.

noun polypolies

  1. The presence of a large number of relatively small buyers and sellers, none of whom can influence the price of commodities

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DeutschPolypol
Italianopolipolio

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"polypoly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polypoly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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polypoly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polypoly

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"polypoly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polypoly.

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@misc{polypoly_2026,
  title = {polypoly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polypoly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}