monopsonistic

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UK/məˌnɒpsəˈnɪstɪk/US/məˌnɑpsəˈnɪstɪk/

adjective

Being or pertaining to monopsony.

“Ghana's monopsonistic cocoa industry continues to be damaged by price exploitation.”

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Meanings

adjectivemonopsonistic (comparative more monopsonistic, superlative most monopsonistic)

comparative more monopsonistic · superlative most monopsonistic

  1. Being or pertaining to monopsony.

    Ghana's monopsonistic cocoa industry continues to be damaged by price exploitation.

    1 more example

    This paper solves a minimalist growth model with monopsonistic power at the firm level and two production technologies with different degrees of efficiency.

    2024 November 8, Pietro Garibaldi, Enrico Durilio Turri, “Monopsony in Growth Theory”, in CEPR discussion papers, number DP19652

Origin

From monopsony + -istic. Compare earlier monopolistic.

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monopsonistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopsonistic

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“monopsonistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopsonistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monopsonistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopsonistic.

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