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单词 monopsony
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Definition of monopsony in English:

monopsony

nounPlural monopsonies məˈnɒpsəniməˈnɑpsəni
Economics
  • A market situation in which there is only one buyer.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now, whatever their other inefficiencies might or might not be, law reviews are not monopsonies, since they allow multiple submissions.
    • Using modern terms, in labor markets oligopsony or monopsony emerges, and market imperfections and a zero reservation price for labor exist.
    • In this manner, the imperfect market for players has been transformed from one of monopsony to that of bilateral monopoly.
    • There may have been instances of monopsony or oligopsony in the 19th century, but they were short-lived.
    • One way of attending to this need for prudent regulation would be to establish a monopsony, a situation where only one buyer exists for the products of several sellers.

Origin

1930s: from mono- 'one' + Greek opsōnein 'buy provisions' + -y3.

 
 

Definition of monopsony in US English:

monopsony

nounməˈnäpsənēməˈnɑpsəni
Economics
  • A market situation in which there is only one buyer.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Using modern terms, in labor markets oligopsony or monopsony emerges, and market imperfections and a zero reservation price for labor exist.
    • There may have been instances of monopsony or oligopsony in the 19th century, but they were short-lived.
    • One way of attending to this need for prudent regulation would be to establish a monopsony, a situation where only one buyer exists for the products of several sellers.
    • Now, whatever their other inefficiencies might or might not be, law reviews are not monopsonies, since they allow multiple submissions.
    • In this manner, the imperfect market for players has been transformed from one of monopsony to that of bilateral monopoly.

Origin

1930s: from mono- ‘one’ + Greek opsōnein ‘buy provisions’ + -y.

 
 
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