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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.

Words nearby duopsony

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

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

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