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Tescopoly

Tescopoly noun: the dominance of the British supermarket chain Tesco.

Noun

Tescopoly (plural Tescopolies)

  1. (UK, informal) The dominance of the British supermarket chain Tesco.
    • One cannot honestly revive the old charge of “Tescopoly” because the discounters are still big enough to keep the leader honest; in any case, £3bn-ish of operating profit equals a 4.3% margin on likely revenues of £70bn this year, which is not excessive versus the high-teens returns at the likes of...2024 October 3, Nils Pratley, “Tesco is unbeatable when it concentrates on the day job”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of Tescopoly

pluralTescopolies

Origin of Tescopoly

Blend of Tesco + monopoly, coined in the 1990s.

Questions about Tescopoly

What does Tescopoly mean?
Tescopoly means the dominance of the British supermarket chain Tesco.
What part of speech is Tescopoly?
Tescopoly is a noun.
What is the plural of Tescopoly?
The plural of Tescopoly is Tescopolies.

Words near Tescopoly in the dictionary

  1. teschovirus
  2. teschoviruses
  3. Tesco Value
  4. Tescoisation
  5. Tescoization
  6. Tescopoly
  7. TESCREAL
  8. TESDA
  9. Tesem
  10. Tesems
  11. Teseney

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