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oligopsony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oligop-sony
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).

Inflected Forms

oligopsonies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oligopsonist oligopsonistic oligopsonistically monopsony oligopoly

Questions

What does oligopsony mean?
An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
Where does oligopsony come from?
From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).

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