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monopsony

economic system with only one buyer from many possible sellers; contrasted with monopoly
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monopsony

Summary

monopsony ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,165 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • monopsony is a type of market structure[2].
  • monopsony is part of economics[3].
  • monopsony's Commons category is recorded as Monopsony[4].
  • monopsony is the opposite of monopoly[5].
  • monopsony's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monopsonies[6].
  • monopsony's studied by is recorded as economics[7].

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Definition and Type

monopsony is a type of market structure[2]. monopsony is the opposite of monopoly[5].

Use and Application

monopsony is part of economics[3].

Why It Matters

monopsony ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,165 views/month).[1] monopsony has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] monopsony is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

economics

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → money/monopsony
    Part of → —
    Studied by → economics
    Subclass of → market structure
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543539505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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