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oligopolistic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɒlɪˌɡɒpəˈlɪstɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English oligopoly Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English oligopolistic From oligopoly + -istic.

Meanings

1. Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly
   • There was little competition in oligopolistic industries, and "Fordist" production techniques emphasized long production runs, routinized and "deskilled" work, and minimal innovation or attention to quality. 1988 August 5, David Moberg, “Competing Together”, in Chicago Reader:
   • Medicine […] is in many cases no less business- and money-oriented than the great oligopolistic corporations. 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 604:

Forms

Relateds

monopolistic

Translations (4)

de oligopolistisch (having the character of an oligopoly) · ka ოლიგოპოლისტური (having the character of an oligopoly) · es oligopolístico (having the character of an oligopoly) · it oligopolistico (having the character of an oligopoly)