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MONOPOLIST [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Market Structure (Trade)
  • Restrictive Practices (Law)
DEF

... anyone who buys or sells a good in large enough quantities to be able to affect the price of that good.

OBS

... the individual sellers ... [of an industry or grou p of industries] ..., facing their nonhorizontal ... curves and thereby having some measure of control over price.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
  • Pratiques restrictives (Droit)

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Structure (Trade)
OBS

monopoly in theory, means a simple and determinate solution to problems of output and price, as the -- has complete command over the aggregate supply.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
OBS

[-- "toute personne physique ou morale achetant ou vendant un bien en quantités suffisamment élevées pour être en mesure d'agir sur le prix de ce bien".]

Spanish

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