oligopoly

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ol·i·gop·o·ly /ˌɒləˈɡɒpəli $ ˌɑːləˈɡɑː-/ noun (plural oligopolies) [countableC] technical

the control of all or most of a business activity by very few companies, so that other organizations cannot easily compete with them 寡头垄断

Examples from the Corpus

oligopoly• An oligopoly exists in a market with just a few sellers.• It is apparently a competitive oligopoly.• As a consequence of this trend, defensive mergers took place to protect local oligopolies.• The alarming increase in media oligopolies has led to a subsequent decline in any need for public accountability on the part of media corporations.• What we do in this chapter is the reverse: we focus on the implications of oligopoly.• By controlling the oligopolies the state can direct aggregate performance.• The oligopolies will not be divided into small-scale firms.• For some time, since the 1920s, it had been a conservative, uncompetitive oligopoly.

From Longman Business Dictionary

oligopolyol·i·gop·o·ly /ˌɒlɪˈgɒpəliˌɑːlɪˈgɑː-, ˌoʊ-/ noun (plural oligopolies) [countableC, uncountableU]ECONOMICS

a situation in which a very small number of companies produce a particular thing or provide a particular service, or the group of companies itself

Competition authorities would not approve of the creation of a defence oligopoly.

→ compare monopoly

Origin oligopoly

(1800-1900) Greek oligos “few” + English monopoly

单词	oligopoly
释义	oligopoly Word family nounoligaemiaoligarcholigarchyoligistoligochaeteoligoclaseoligocythaemiaoligomeroligonucleotideoligopeptideoligopolistoligopolyoligopsonyoligosaccharideoligospermiaoligotrophyoliguriaadjectiveoligaemicoligarchalOligoceneoligochromeoligomerousoligopolisticoligopsonisticoligotrophicoliguricadverboligarchically ol·i·gop·o·ly /ˌɒləˈɡɒpəli $ ˌɑːləˈɡɑː-/ noun (plural oligopolies) [countableC] technical the control of all or most of a business activity by very few companies, so that other organizations cannot easily compete with them 寡头垄断 Examples from the Corpus oligopoly• An oligopoly exists in a market with just a few sellers.• It is apparently a competitive oligopoly.• As a consequence of this trend, defensive mergers took place to protect local oligopolies.• The alarming increase in media oligopolies has led to a subsequent decline in any need for public accountability on the part of media corporations.• What we do in this chapter is the reverse: we focus on the implications of oligopoly.• By controlling the oligopolies the state can direct aggregate performance.• The oligopolies will not be divided into small-scale firms.• For some time, since the 1920s, it had been a conservative, uncompetitive oligopoly. From Longman Business Dictionary oligopolyol·i·gop·o·ly /ˌɒlɪˈgɒpəliˌɑːlɪˈgɑː-, ˌoʊ-/ noun (plural oligopolies) [countableC, uncountableU]ECONOMICS a situation in which a very small number of companies produce a particular thing or provide a particular service, or the group of companies itself Competition authorities would not approve of the creation of a defence oligopoly. → compare monopoly Origin oligopoly (1800-1900) Greek oligos “few” + English monopoly
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