duopoly
[doo-
op
-
uh
-lee, dyoo-]
/duˈɒp ə li, dyu-/
noun
,
plural
duopolies.
1.
the market condition that exists when there are only two sellers.
Compare
monopoly
(def 1),
oligopoly
.
Origin
1915-20;
duo-
+
(mono)poly
Examples from the web for
duopoly
Because in the face of this cozy
duopoly
, email innovation has slowed to a crawl.
The electoral system has created a built-in political
duopoly
.
For two decades they have enjoyed a
duopoly
in this part of the market, roughly splitting sales between them.
Better to have a vibrant multi-party system with narrower, coherent parties than the current
duopoly
.
British Dictionary definitions for
duopoly
duopoly
/
djʊˈɒpəlɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-lies
1.
a situation in which control of a commodity or service in a particular market is vested in just two producers or suppliers
Derived Forms
duopolistic
(
ˌdjʊɒpəˈlɪstɪk
)
adjective