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oligopsony Econ.|ɒlɪˈgɒpsənɪ|
[f. oligo- + Gr. ὀψων-εῖν to buy provisions; after monopsony; cf. opsony.]
A marketing state in which only a small number of buyers exists for a product; also attrib. Hence oliˈgopsonist, oliˌgopsoˈnistic a.
1943E. R. Walker From Econ. Theory to Policy iv. 61 It is surely only a matter of time before [market situation] No. 23 is christened ‘oligopsony’. 1949W. Fellner Competition among Few i. 11 The problem is that of oligopoly, oligopsony, and bilateral monopoly, and, of course, also of markets which are oligopsonistic on the demand side and oligopolistic on the supply side... The oligopsonist..attempts to select a definite price to be paid for the materials and services he buys. 1961N. F. Keiser Introductory Econ. v. 77 At one time the major cigarette manufacturers were oligopsonists in their purchases of tobacco. 1965D. Greenwald et al. McGraw-Hill Dict. Mod. Econ. 358 Oligopsony, a market structure with relatively few buyers... An oligopsonistic situation may lead to express or tacit collusion among the sellers. 1965Hailstones & Dodd Econ. (ed. 5) xi. 229 Oligopsony exists when a few buyers dominate the market... The author of a college textbook faces an oligopsonistic market in the publication of his manuscript. 1972Hunt & Sherman Econ. xviii. 275 Some large firms have extra market power as large buyers of commodities (technically, oligopsony power). 1972J. Winkler On Marketing Planning xiii. 205 Companies operating in oligopsonistic markets find that great power flows to their salesmen. |