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oligopsony

oligopsony noun: an economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.

Noun

oligopsony (plural oligopsonies)

  1. An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
    • This policy combines a) replacing an oligopsony of school districts with a state monopsonist and b) an identical wage in each school district.2026 July, Tirza J. Angerhofer, Allan Collard-Wexler, Matthew C. Weinberg, “Oligopsony and Collective Bargaining”, in NBER Working Paper Series, number 35476, page 4

oligopsony meaning in Tamil

oligopsony in Tamil

சில நுகர்வோர் சந்தை

Forms of oligopsony

pluraloligopsonies

Origin of oligopsony

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).

Questions about oligopsony

What does oligopsony mean?
Oligopsony means an economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
What is oligopsony in Tamil?
Oligopsony in Tamil is சில நுகர்வோர் சந்தை. See Oligopsony meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oligopsony?
Oligopsony is a noun.
What is the plural of oligopsony?
The plural of oligopsony is oligopsonies.

Words near oligopsony in the dictionary

  1. oligopseudorotaxanes
  2. oligopsonies
  3. oligopsonist
  4. oligopsonistic
  5. oligopsonists
  6. oligopsony
  7. oligopurine
  8. oligopurines
  9. oligopyrimidine
  10. oligopyrimidines
  11. oligopyrrole

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