oligopolies in English
noun
1
a state of limited competition, in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers.
With limited competition, or oligopolies , the various players within a particular industry will most likely have different cost structures.
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1. Barriers to entry often cause or aid the existence of monopolies and oligopolies, or give companies market power
2. 17 The reason for this is probably that it implies oligopolies that behave in a way intermediate between perfect competition and monopoly.