captive market
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
But the ultimate captive market is the U.S. criminal justice system, where consumers are captive in both an economic and a physical sense.
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
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