# oligopoly

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɒlɪˈɡɒpəli/ · frequency rank #66,894

## Definitions
1. An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *h₃ligos
From oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few; several’) + -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly.

## Source
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