-poly

suffix

Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market.

OriginAncient Greek πωλέω →
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

suffix

alternative -opoly

  1. economicsPertaining to the number of sellers in a market.
  2. gamesPertaining to a derivative of the board game Monopoly.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπωλέω“I sell”
  2. English-poly

Derived from the root of Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”), by analogy with monopoly. Unrelated to poly-.

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan -poli
  • -polipertaining to the number of sellers in a market
Italian -polio
  • -poliopertaining to the number of sellers in a market
Portuguese -pólio
  • -póliopertaining to the number of sellers in a market
Spanish -polio
  • -poliopertaining to the number of sellers in a market
Cite this entry
APA

-poly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poly

MLA

“-poly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-poly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poly.

Source: -poly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.