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Etymology

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poly- (many) +‎ -poly (number of sellers), by analogy with monopoly.

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  • IPA(key): /pəˈlɪpəlɪ/, /ˈpɒlɪˈpɒlɪ/

Noun

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polypoly (plural polypolies)

  1. (economics) The presence of a large number of relatively small buyers and sellers, none of whom can influence the price of commodities

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