Definitions For Duopoly

Noun

DUOPOLY (plural duopolies) (economics) A market situation in which two companies exclusively provide a particular product or service. (by extension) The domination of a field of endeavor by two people or entities. (broadcasting, by extension) Situation in which two or more TV or radio-stations in the same city or community share common ownership.

Derived terms

duopolist, duopolistic, duopolistically

Related terms

monopoly oligopoly

Translations

Catalan: duopoli, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 雙頭壟斷, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 双头垄断 (shuāngtóu lǒngduàn, sc=Hani) Finnish: duopoli French: duopole, m Galician: duopolio, m German: Duopol, n, Dyopol, n Italian: duopolio, m Japanese: 複占, tr=ふくせん, fukusen, sc=Jpan Khmer: ទោវិក្កយភាព (to vi kai yak pheap, sc=Khmr) Polish: duopol, m Portuguese: duopólio, m Russian: дуопо́лия, f Spanish: duopolio, m

See also

{{pedialite, Duopoly (broadcasting)}}

Etymology

By analogy with monopoly, from the Latin-derived prefix duo- and the Greek-derived suffix -poly.