oligopolistic
1oligopolistic — (adj.) 1939, from OLIGO (Cf. oligo ) little, small, in plural, few + poly, from Gk. polein to sell (see MONOPOLY (Cf. monopoly)) …
2Oligopolistic reaction — An oligopolistic reaction is a concept from economics introduced by Frederick T. Knickerbocker (Oligopolistic Reaction and Multinational Enterprise, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1973) to explain why firms follow rivals into foreign… …
3oligopolistic — adjective see oligopoly …
4oligopolistic — See oligopoly. * * * …
5oligopolistic — adjective Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly See Also: monopolistic …
6oligopolistic — ol·i·gop·o·lis·tic …
7oligopolistic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|gäpə|listik adjective : of or relating to an oligopoly * * * oligopolistˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑olig …
8oligopoly — oligopolistic /ol i gop euh lis tik/, adj. /ol i gop euh lee/, n. the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Cf. duopoly, monopoly (def. 1). [1890… …
9monopoly and competition — ▪ economics Introduction basic factors in the structure of economic markets.In economics monopoly and competition signify certain complex relations among firms in an industry. A monopoly implies an exclusive possession of a market by a… …
10Oligopoly — An oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers (oligopolists). The word is derived, by analogy with monopoly , from the Greek ὀλίγοι (oligoi) few + πόλειν (pólein) to sell . Because there are …
