imperfect competition

noun

economics the market situation that exists when one or more of the necessary conditions for perfect competition do not hold

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imperception, imperceptive, impercipient, imperf., imperfect, imperfect competition, imperfect contrition, imperfect flower, imperfect fungus, imperfect stage, imperfectible

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