oligopolistn.
/ˌɒlᵻˈɡɒpəlɪst/, U.S. /ˌɑləˈɡɑpələst/, /ˌoʊləˈɡɑpələst/ Economics.
One of a small group of producers or sellers in a particular limited market.
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society > trade and finance > trader > agent or broker > [noun] > oligopsonist or oligopolist
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society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > seller to very small market
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1933 Econ. Jrnl. 43 663 His own conclusion is that if an oligopolist takes into account all the effects direct and indirect of a change of policy on his own part, the resultant output of all the oligopolists will be equal to the output of pure monopoly.
1959 M. G. de Chazeau & A. E. Kahn Integration & Competition in Petroleum Industry xvii. 443 Having achieved the touchstone of crude oil production control, the leading firms and practically the industry as a whole behave like self-conscious oligopolists.
1977 Dædalus Fall 92 The world is not a two-person zero-sum game, and no oligopolist expects competitors to hold their prices or quantities fixed in response to his moves.
2001 N.Y. Mag. 22 Oct. 30/2 Endless competition among truly mean-spirited oligopolists makes for shrinking margins and missed estimates.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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