n.
Pronunciation: - ' gä-p ə -l ē
Function: noun
Etymology: olig- + -poly (as in monopoly )
Date: 1895
: a market situation in which each of a few producers affects but does not control the market
– ol · i · gop · o · list \ -list \ noun
– ol · i · gop · o · lis · tic \ - ˌ gä-p ə - ' lis-tik \ adjective