duopolyn.

/djuːˈɒpəli/

Etymology: < duo- comb. form + Greek πωλεῖν to sell, after monopoly n.

a. A condition in which there are only two suppliers of a certain commodity, service, etc.; the domination of a particular market by two firms.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [noun] > monopoly > duopoly

duopoly1920

1920 A. C. Pigou Econ. of Welfare xii. 232 Cournot decided..that the resources devoted to production under duopoly are a determinate quantity, lying somewhere between the quantity that would have been so devoted under simple competition and under simple monopoly respectively.

1951 J. R. Winton Dict. Econ. Terms 29 When the total supply of a commodity is produced by two firms or individuals, that state of affairs is known as ‘duopoly’.

1961 Guardian 28 Jan. 1/1 He..believes..monopoly is..preferable to the present duopoly—the domination of the magazine industry by two powerful groups.

b. transferred. Control or domination by two persons or groups.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > control and possession > by one or two persons, or groups

monopoly1610

dual control1884

duopoly1959

1959 Listener 1 Jan. 4/2 The party duopoly of Britain.

1959 Economist 22 Aug. 525/2 As we move from nuclear duopoly to nuclear oligopoly, the range of circumstances in which these weapons could be rationally used becomes narrower.

Derivatives

duˈopolist n. one member of a duopoly.

ΚΠ

1965 A. Seldon & F. G. Pennance Everyman's Dict. Econ. 132 If a duopolist moves his price above or below the monopoly price he will be worse off because profits are maximized at the monopoly price.

Draft additions 1993

duopoˈlistic adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to control by two groups

duopolistic1950

1950 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Duopolistic.

1951 J. S. Bruner in Blake & Ramsey Perception 126 A monopolistic hypothesis is stronger than duopolistic hypotheses.

1976 P. R. White Planning for Public Transport vii. 150 Duopolistic competition for peak traffic.

1985 Listener 3 Jan. 4/2 David Steel and David Owen..have at least broken the mould of political commentary, by forcing us scribblers out of our duopolistic straitjackets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	duopoly
释义	duopolyn. /djuːˈɒpəli/ Etymology: < duo- comb. form + Greek πωλεῖν to sell, after monopoly n. a. A condition in which there are only two suppliers of a certain commodity, service, etc.; the domination of a particular market by two firms. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [noun] > monopoly > duopoly duopoly1920 1920 A. C. Pigou Econ. of Welfare xii. 232 Cournot decided..that the resources devoted to production under duopoly are a determinate quantity, lying somewhere between the quantity that would have been so devoted under simple competition and under simple monopoly respectively. 1951 J. R. Winton Dict. Econ. Terms 29 When the total supply of a commodity is produced by two firms or individuals, that state of affairs is known as ‘duopoly’. 1961 Guardian 28 Jan. 1/1 He..believes..monopoly is..preferable to the present duopoly—the domination of the magazine industry by two powerful groups. b. transferred. Control or domination by two persons or groups. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > control and possession > by one or two persons, or groups monopoly1610 dual control1884 duopoly1959 1959 Listener 1 Jan. 4/2 The party duopoly of Britain. 1959 Economist 22 Aug. 525/2 As we move from nuclear duopoly to nuclear oligopoly, the range of circumstances in which these weapons could be rationally used becomes narrower. Derivatives duˈopolist n. one member of a duopoly. ΚΠ 1965 A. Seldon & F. G. Pennance Everyman's Dict. Econ. 132 If a duopolist moves his price above or below the monopoly price he will be worse off because profits are maximized at the monopoly price. Draft additions 1993 duopoˈlistic adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to control by two groups duopolistic1950 1950 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Duopolistic. 1951 J. S. Bruner in Blake & Ramsey Perception 126 A monopolistic hypothesis is stronger than duopolistic hypotheses. 1976 P. R. White Planning for Public Transport vii. 150 Duopolistic competition for peak traffic. 1985 Listener 3 Jan. 4/2 David Steel and David Owen..have at least broken the mould of political commentary, by forcing us scribblers out of our duopolistic straitjackets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1920
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