oligopoly

== English == === Etymology === From oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few; several’) +‎ -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒlɪˈɡɒpəli/, /ɒlɪˈɡɒpli/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑləˈɡɑpəli/, /ˌoʊ-/ Rhymes: -ɒpəli Hyphenation: oli‧go‧po‧ly === Noun === oligopoly (countable and uncountable, plural oligopolies) (economics) An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === oligopoly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia