Meanings
comparative more unilateral · superlative most unilateral
- Done by one side only.
1 more example
For purposes of evaluating monopsony cases from the standpoint of economic efficiency, it makes sense to adopt a "purpose"-oriented classification system. After all, all monopsony cases can be reduced to either a unilateral or collusive use of buying power in order to promote the interests of the buyer.
2010, Roger D. Blair, Jeffrey L. Harrison, “The Antitrust Laws and Monopsonistic Forms of Conduct”, in Monopsony in Law and Economics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, section 2.4 (A Taxonomy of Monopsony Cases), page 29
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinūnus“one”
- New Latinūnilaterālis“one-sided”
- Englishunilateral
A modern creation (circa 1802), from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”), from Latin ūnus (“one”) + laterālis (“sided, lateral”), equivalent to uni- + lateral.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أُحَادِيّ الجَانِب
- أُحَادِيّ الجَانِب (ʔuḥādiyy al-jānib)done by one side only
Bulgarian едностра́нен
- едностра́нен (ednostránen)done by one side only
Catalan unilateral
- unilateraldone by one side only
Chinese Mandarin 單方面 /单方面, 單邊 /单边
- 單方面 /单方面 (dānfāngmiàn)done by one side only
- 單邊 /单边 (dānbiān)done by one side only
- 片面 (piànmiàn)done by one side only
- 單向 /单向 (dānxiàng)done by one side only
Czech jednostranný
- jednostrannýdone by one side only
Danish ensidig
- ensidigdone by one side only
Dutch eenzijdig
- eenzijdigdone by one side only
Finnish yksipuolinen
- yksipuolinendone by one side only
French unilatéral
- unilatéraldone by one side only
German einseitig
- einseitigdone by one side only
Greek μονομερής
- μονομερής (monomerís)done by one side only
Indonesian unilateral
- unilateraldone by one side only
Irish aontaobhach
- aontaobhachdone by one side only
Italian unilaterale
- unilateraledone by one side only
Malay sehala
- sehaladone by one side only
Norwegian unilateral
- unilateraldone by one side only
Polish jednostronny
- jednostronnydone by one side only
Portuguese unilateral
- unilateraldone by one side only
Romanian unilateral
- unilateraldone by one side only
Russian односторо́нний
- односторо́нний (odnostorónnij)done by one side only
Slovak jednostranný
- jednostrannýdone by one side only
Spanish unilateral
- unilateraldone by one side only
Swedish ensidig
- ensidigdone by one side only
Ukrainian однобі́чний, односторо́нній
- однобі́чний (odnobíčnyj)done by one side only
- односторо́нній (odnostorónnij)done by one side only
Welsh unochrog
- unochrogdone by one side only
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unilateral
Cite this entry
unilateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unilateral
“unilateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unilateral. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unilateral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unilateral.
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