Oligopoly

//ɒlɪˈɡɒpəli//

Synonyms for "oligopoly"

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Translations

55 translations across 54 languages.

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Afrikaans

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  • oligopolie noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Albanian

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  • oligopoli noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Arabic

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  • احتكار القلة noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Armenian

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  • օլիգոպոլիա noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Azerbaijani

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  • oliqopoliya noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Basque

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  • oligopolio noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Belarusian

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  • алігаполія noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Bulgarian

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  • олигопол noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Catalan

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  • oligopoli noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 寡頭壟斷 /寡头垄断 noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Czech

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Danish

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Dutch

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  • oligopolie noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Estonian

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Finnish

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  • oligopoli noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

French

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  • oligopole noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Galician

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  • oligopolio noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Georgian

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  • ოლიგოპოლია noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

German

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  • Oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Greek

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  • ολιγοπώλιο noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Hebrew

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  • אוליגופול noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Hungarian

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  • oligopólium noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Icelandic

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  • fákeppni noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Indonesian

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  • oligopoli noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Irish

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  • olagaplacht noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Italian

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  • oligopolio noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Japanese

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  • 寡占 noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Kannada

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  • ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾಸಾಮ್ಯ noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Kazakh

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  • олигополия noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Khmer

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  • អប្បវិក្កយភាព noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Korean

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  • 과점 noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Kyrgyz

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  • олигополия noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Latvian

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  • oligopols noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Lithuanian

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  • oligopolija noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Macedonian

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  • олигопо́л noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Malay

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  • oligopoli noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Malayalam

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  • ഒലിഗോപൊളി noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Mongolian

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  • олигополи noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Pashto

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  • څوگونی انحصار noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Persian

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  • انحصار چندتایی noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Polish

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Portuguese

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  • oligopólio noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Romanian

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Russian

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  • олигопо́лия noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • òligopōl noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)
  • о̀лигопо̄л noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Slovak

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Spanish

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  • oligopolio noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Swedish

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Tagalog

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  • oligopolyo noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Turkish

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  • oligopol noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Ukrainian

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  • олігопо́лія noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Uzbek

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  • oligopoliya noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Welsh

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  • oligopoli noun (economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity)

Sample sentences

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An oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly.

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Because of the ease of collusion, particularly price fixing, duopolies and oligopolies easily produce outcomes as bad for the general public as outright monopolies.

Source: wiktionary

For the sheep are falling into few and powerful hands; and these, if they have not a monopoly, have at least an oligopoly, and can keep up the price.

Source: wiktionary

[Thomas] More makes an antithesis between monopolium and oligopolium. We have ‘monopoly,’ but not ‘oligopoly’ (the sale by a few), and so cannot preserve the point of the sentence.

Source: wiktionary

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