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monopsonist

monopsonist noun: a single buyer who dominates a market.

Noun

monopsonist (plural monopsonists)

  1. A single buyer who dominates a market.
    • The case of a monopsonist buying from a monopolist (usually called “bi-lateral monopoly”) is not discussed in this book.1933, Joan Robinson, The Economics of Imperfect Competition, page 218
    • Amazon isn't the only monopsonist to take advantage of anticircumvention law to cement its dominance; Google and Facebook and Apple do the same thing.2022, Rebecca Giblin, Cory Doctorow, Chokepoint Capitalism […] , Boston: Beacon Press, →ISBN

monopsonist meaning in Tamil

monopsonist in Tamil

வாங்கல் முற்றுரிமையாளர்

Antonyms of monopsonist

Forms of monopsonist

pluralmonopsonists

Origin of monopsonist

From monopsony + -ist.

Questions about monopsonist

What does monopsonist mean?
Monopsonist means a single buyer who dominates a market.
What is monopsonist in Tamil?
Monopsonist in Tamil is வாங்கல் முற்றுரிமையாளர். See Monopsonist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monopsonist?
Monopsonist is a noun.
What is the plural of monopsonist?
The plural of monopsonist is monopsonists.

Words near monopsonist in the dictionary

  1. monoprotistan
  2. monoprotonated
  3. monops
  4. monopsonic
  5. monopsonies
  6. monopsonist
  7. monopsonistic
  8. monopsonistically
  9. monopsonists
  10. monopsony
  11. monopsychism

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