Etymology

oligopsony

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Today it means: An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀλίγοι“few”
  2. English todayoligopsony

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀλίγοι all →

oliguria

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