Look up: oligopoly

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   Oligopoly
   A market dominated by a very few sellers who account for a large proportion of output.
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   Oligopoly
   The domination of a small number of firms in a given industry.
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   oligopoly
   [n] - (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
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   Oligopoly
   domination of a market by a few producers
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   Oligopoly
   The situation where a small number of firms control the supply, and strongly influence the price, of... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/oligopoly.htm?id=12860&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of oligopoly'>more</a>
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   Oligopoly
   Where an oligopoly exists, a few large suppliers dominate the market resulting in a high degree of market concentration....more on Oligopoly
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   oligopoly
   In economics, a situation in which a few companies control the major part of a particular market. For example, in the UK the two largest soap-powder companies, Procter & Gamble and Unilever,...
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   oligopoly
   A market structure with few sellers, who realise their interdependence in taking strategic decisions, for instance, on price, output and quality. In an oligopoly, each firm is aware that its market behaviour will distinctly affect the other sellers and their market behaviour. As a result, each firm will take the possible reactions from the other players expressly into account. In competition cases...
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   Oligopoly
   A few sellers who exert market control overprices.
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    oligopoly
    noun (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
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    Oligopoly
    An `oligopoly` is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers (oligopolists). The word is derived from the Greek for `few sellers`. Because there are few participants in this type of market, each oligopolist is aware of the actions of the others. The decisions of one firm influence, and are influenced by the decisions of other firms. Strategic planning by oligopolists always involves taking into account t...
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    Oligopoly
    A Market characterized by a small number of producers who often act together to control the supply of a particular good and its market price.
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    oligopoly
    market situation in which each of a few producers affects but does not control the market. Each producer must consider the effect of a price change ... [5 related articles]
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    oligopoly
    oligopoly, oligopolies, oligopolistic 1. An economic condition in which there are so few suppliers of a particular product that their actions can have a significant impact on prices and on their competitors. 2. A state of limited competition when a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers. 3. An economic market with few competing producers. 4. Etymology: the suffi...
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    Oligopoly
    A market structure in which there are a small number of sellers, at least some of whose individual decisions about price or quantity matter to the others.
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    oligopoly
    oligopoly: see monopoly.
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