oligopolistic

English

Etymology

From oligopoly +‎ -istic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɒlɪˌɡɒpəˈlɪstɪk/

Adjective

oligopolistic (comparative more oligopolistic, superlative most oligopolistic)

1. Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly
   • 1988 August 5, David Moberg, “Competing Together”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 604:

     Medicine […] is in many cases no less business- and money-oriented than the great oligopolistic corporations.

Related terms

• monopolistic

Translations

having the character of an oligopoly

• Georgian: ოლიგოპოლისტური (oligoṗolisṭuri)
• German: oligopolistisch
• Italian: oligopolistico (it)
• Spanish: oligopolístico