duopsony

[ doo-op-suh-nee, dyoo- ]
/ duˈɒp sə ni, dyu- /

noun, plural du·op·so·nies.

the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Compare monopsony, oligopsony.

Origin of duopsony

du(o)- + -opsony < Greek opsōnía purchasing of food, equivalent to óps(on) viands + ōn(eîsthai) to buy + -ia -y3

Words nearby duopsony

duodenotomy, duodenum, duologue, duomo, duopoly, duopsony, duotone, duotype, dup, dup., duparc
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