monopsonistic

English

Etymology

From monopsony +‎ -istic. Compare earlier monopolistic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˌnɒpsəˈnɪstɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˌnɑpsəˈnɪstɪk/

Adjective

monopsonistic (comparative more monopsonistic, superlative most monopsonistic)

  1. Being or pertaining to monopsony.
    Ghana's monopsonistic cocoa industry continues to be damaged by price exploitation.
    • 2024 November 8, Pietro Garibaldi, Enrico Durilio Turri, “Monopsony in Growth Theory”, in CEPR discussion papers‎[1], number DP19652:
      This paper solves a minimalist growth model with monopsonistic power at the firm level and two production technologies with different degrees of efficiency.
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