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duopsony

American

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

noun

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

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

duopsonies

plural

Etymology

Origin of duopsony

du(o)- + -opsony < Greek opsōnía purchasing of food, equivalent to óps ( on ) viands + ōn ( eîsthai ) to buy + -ia -y ³

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