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monopsonistic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /məˌnɒpsəˈnɪstɪk/ (UK)
  • /məˌnɑpsəˈnɪstɪk/ (US)

Etymology

From monopsony + -istic. Compare earlier monopolistic.

Meanings

  1. Being or pertaining to monopsony.
    • This paper solves a minimalist growth model with monopsonistic power at the firm level and two production technologies with different degrees of efficiency. 2024 November 8, Pietro Garibaldi, Enrico Durilio Turri, “Monopsony in Growth Theory”, in CEPR discussion papers, number DP19652:
    • Ghana's monopsonistic cocoa industry continues to be damaged by price exploitation.

Forms

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more monopsonistic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most monopsonistic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

monopsonistically