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MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Market Structure (Trade)
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- impure competition
1, record 1, English, impure%20competition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- imperfect competition 2, record 1, English, imperfect%20competition
correct, see observation
- monopolistic competition 3, record 1, English, monopolistic%20competition
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A market situation in which there are many sellers. Each seller tries to differentiate its product or its marketing program in some way to suggest that its market offering is distinctive. 4, record 1, English, - impure%20competition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
imperfect competition: prevails in an industry or group of industries where the individual sellers are imperfect competitors facing their own nonhorizontal dd curves and thereby having some measure of control over price. 1, record 1, English, - impure%20competition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- concurrence impure
1, record 1, French, concurrence%20impure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- concurrence imparfaite 2, record 1, French, concurrence%20imparfaite
correct, feminine noun
- concurrence monopolistique 3, record 1, French, concurrence%20monopolistique
correct, feminine noun
- concurrence monopoliste 1, record 1, French, concurrence%20monopoliste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation d'un marché où une ou toutes les conditions nécessaires pour parler de concurrence parfaite ne sont pas remplies. 4, record 1, French, - concurrence%20impure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
concurrence imparfaite : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 1, French, - concurrence%20impure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- competencia imperfecta
1, record 1, Spanish, competencia%20imperfecta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- competencia monopolística 2, record 1, Spanish, competencia%20monopol%C3%ADstica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situación de mercado donde no se cumple alguna o todas las condiciones necesarias para la existencia de competencia perfecta. 2, record 1, Spanish, - competencia%20imperfecta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
competencia imperfecta; competencia monopolística: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - competencia%20imperfecta
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