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monopsony
mo·nop·so·ny [ mə nópsənee ] (plural mo·nop·so·nies)


noun 
Definition:
 
single-customer market: a situation in which a product or service is only bought and used by one customer
[Mid-20th century. <mono- + Greek opsōnein "purchase provisions"]

mo·nop·so·nist noun
mo·nop·so·nis·tic [ mə nòpsə nístik ] adjective
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