The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀλίγοι“few”
- English todayoligopsony
From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὀλίγοι all →
oliguria
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).
Ancient Greekὀλίγοι all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.