duopoly
noun
the market condition that exists when there are only two sellers.
duopolies
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pluralof duopoly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Look for strong proprietary intellectual property positions and firms with near monopolies or duopolies over their markets and products that are hard to substitute.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
“They usually lead to bigger companies trying to monopolize certain routes and regions. Monopolies or duopolies in turn usually lead to market abuse, price gouging and deteriorating quality of services.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
But they also undoubtedly protected age-old institutions of journalism that might have otherwise been crushed by ad duopolies and the troubling economics of running a media business in the modern age.
From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2022
More than a decade ago, CBS had just one station in New York, and the company was interested in duopolies — TV lingo for owning two stations in a single market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2021
Monopolies, duopolies and cartels make up the bulk of the manufacturing and mining sectors - especially in the wake of the recent tsunami of mergers and acquisitions.
From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Samuel Vaknin
