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monopsony

mo·nop·so·ny
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-nop-suh-nee]
    • /məˈnɒp sə ni/
    • /məˈnɒpsəni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-nop-suh-nee]
    • /məˈnɒp sə ni/

Definitions of monopsony word

  • noun plural monopsony the market condition that exists when there is one buyer. 1
  • noun monopsony A market situation in which there is only one buyer. 1
  • noun monopsony a situation in which the entire market demand for a product or service consists of only one buyer 0
  • noun monopsony a situation in which there is only one buyer for a particular commodity or service 0

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Origin of monopsony

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; mon- + Greek opsōnía shopping, purchase of provisions

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Parts of speech for Monopsony

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

monopsony popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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