Meanings
nounquintopoly (plural quintopolies)
plural quintopolies
- economicsA market situation in which five companies exclusively provide a particular product or service.
Origin
From quint- + -opoly by analogy with monopoly and duopoly.
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APA
quintopoly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintopoly
MLA
“quintopoly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintopoly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quintopoly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintopoly.
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