Duopsony Definition
do͝o-ŏpsə-nē, dyo͝o-
duopsony
noun
A stock-market condition wherein two rival buyers exert a controlling influence on numerous sellers.
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Origin of Duopsony
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duo– Greek opsōniā purchasing of provisions (from opsōnein to buy food) (opson cooked food epi in Indo-European roots) (ōnē buying) (from ōneisthai to buy wes-3 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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By analogy with monopsony based on Ancient Greek δύο (duo, “two") + ὀψωνία (opsōnia, “purchase").
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