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DUOPSONY

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du⋅op⋅so⋅ny

  [doo-op-suh-nee, dyoo-]
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–noun, plural -nies.
the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.

Origin:
du(o)- + -opsony < Gk opsōnía purchasing of food, equiv. to óps(on) viands + ōn(eîsthai) to buy + -ia -y 3
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du·op·so·ny   (dōō-ŏp'sə-nē, dyōō-)   
n.   pl. du·op·so·nies
A stock-market condition wherein two rival buyers exert a controlling influence on numerous sellers.

[duo- + Greek opsōniā, purchasing of provisions (from opsōnein, to buy food : opson, cooked food; see epi in Indo-European roots + ōnē, buying from ōneisthai, to buy; see wes-3 in Indo-European roots).]
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