duopoly

noun

du·​op·​o·​ly du̇-ˈä-pə-lē How to pronounce duopoly (audio)
 also  dyu̇-
plural duopolies
1
: an oligopoly limited to two sellers
2
: preponderant influence or control by two political powers
duopolistic adjective

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Its place as part of a duopoly essentially ensures its survival. Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024 Several pharmaceutical companies are racing to introduce their own weight loss drugs to the market and disrupt the current duopoly held by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024 Only the removal of official support for this duopoly can avert continuing U.S. decline. R. Glenn Hubbard, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013 Tesla’s autonomous driving service has posed a threat to rideshare companies, which have largely coexisted as a duopoly in the U.S. market. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for duopoly 

Word History

Etymology

duo- + -poly (as in monopoly)

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of duopoly was in 1920

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“Duopoly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duopoly. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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