captive market

British  

noun

1. a group of consumers who are obliged through lack of choice to buy a particular product, thus giving the supplier a monopoly

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Example Sentences

They have a captive market and they don't want to share it.

From BBC • May 5, 2022

But its status as the country’s largest residential mortgage servicer gives it ample opportunity to exploit this captive market.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2021

“Somehow because people in prison are a captive market, the same concerns which I think ought to be raised aren’t usually raised for them,” she said.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2018

The company, Consupago, offers loans that are among the most expensive in Mexico to a captive market of government employees.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2018

As a commuter you're a captive market – you can't choose not to go to work.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2012