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duopoly

/doo-op-uh-lee, dyoo-/US // duˈɒp ə li, dyu- //UK // (djʊˈɒpəlɪ) //

二元垄断,垄断,二元期权,垄断者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural du·op·o·lies.

    • : the market condition that exists when there are only two sellers.Compare monopoly, oligopoly.

Examples

  • Rocket Lab might soon have something to say about that duopoly.

  • A string of recent events in China’s payments industry suggests the duopoly comprising Ant Group and Tencent may be getting a shakeup.

  • Apple and Google hold a duopoly over the mobile app market outside China.

  • No matter what happens with TikTok, marketers don’t want to be so dependent on the duopoly anymore.

  • Before the duopoly of Google and Facebook, Microsoft was one of the major players in the digital advertising industry.

  • And more importantly, an Orman victory could signal a broader assault against the duopoly that controls congress.

  • Today, two upstarts on opposite coasts are attacking the duopoly with tech-influenced business models.

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