| 单词 | oligopoly |
| 释义 | oligopoly[ ol-i-gop-uh-lee ] / ˌɒl ɪˈgɒp ə li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oligopoly ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors.Compare duopoly, monopoly (def. 1). Origin of oligopolyFirst recorded in 1890–95; oligo- + (mono)poly OTHER WORDS FROM oligopolyol·i·gop·o·lis·tic [ol-i-gop-uh-lis-tik], /ˌɒl ɪˌgɒp əˈlɪs tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby oligopolyoligonucleotide, oligopeptide, oligophagous, oligophrenia, oligopnea, oligopoly, oligopsony, oligoptyalism, oligoria, oligosaccharide, oligospermia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oligopoly
British Dictionary definitions for oligopolyoligopoly / (ˌɒlɪˈɡɒpəlɪ) / noun plural -lieseconomics a market situation in which control over the supply of a commodity is held by a small number of producers each of whom is able to influence prices and thus directly affect the position of competitors Derived forms of oligopolyoligopolistic, adjectiveWord Origin for oligopolyC20: from oligo- + Greek pōlein to sell, on the model of monopoly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for oligopolyoligopoly [ (ol-i-gop-uh-lee, oh-li-gop-uh-lee) ] Control over the production and sale of a product or service by a few companies. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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