Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligopolize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oligopolize
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert a market into an oligopoly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Also, another reason to oligopolize is uncertainity^([sic]) of world economy because of value of the US high dollar."
"Japanese trading companies and large seafood companies responded with attempts to monopolize or oligopolize import and sales routes."
"It is, of course, possible for an enterprising body to highly diversify its business into various industries and concurrently to oligopolize some of the industries, but it is rather rare."

Etymology

From oligopoly + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oligopoly

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

oligopolizes (present, singular) oligopolizing (participle, present) oligopolized (participle, past) oligopolized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

oligopoly

Questions

What does oligopolize mean?: To convert a market into an oligopoly.
Where does oligopolize come from?: From oligopoly + -ize.

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