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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A stock-market condition wherein two rival buyers exert a controlling influence on numerous sellers.

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  1. n. An economic condition in which a two number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.

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  1. By analogy with monopsony based on Greek δυο (dyo, "two") + ὀψωνία (opsōnia, "purchase"). (Wiktionary)
  2. duo- + Greek opsōniā, purchasing of provisions (from opsōnein, to buy food : opson, cooked food); + ōnē, buying from ōneisthai, to buy. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • reesetee A stock-market condition wherein two rival buyers exert a controlling influence on numerous sellers.

    Or a badly named doowop group. ;-> Aug 7, 2007

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