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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bandī bājār
"हवाई अड्डों पर दुकानें एक बन्दी बाज़ार के रूप में काम करती हैं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A market in which consumers have limited choices of suppliers of a product or service, often giving the sole supplier significant pricing power.
"Airport restaurants operate in a captive market, allowing them to charge much higher prices for food and drinks." - 2
A group of customers who are compelled by circumstances, location, or lack of alternatives to purchase from a specific company.
"On-campus student housing creates a captive market for university-approved meal plans."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'captive' (from Latin captivus, meaning taken prisoner) combined with 'market' (from Latin mercatus, meaning trade or marketplace). Emerging in mid-20th-century economic discourse, the term metaphorically extends the concept of imprisonment to consumers who are structurally trapped with limited or no alternative purchasing options.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Captive market" is said worldwide
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marché captif
Transliteration: mar-ʃe kap-tif
"Les aéroports constituent un marché captif pour les compagnies aériennes et les commerces."
abnahmemarkt
Transliteration: ap-naːmə-ˌmaʁkt
Script: Abnahmemarkt
"Kunden an Flughäfen bilden oft einen klassischen Abnahmemarkt."
mercato vincolato
Transliteration: mer-ka-to vin-ko-la-to
"I negozi all'interno della stazione operano in un mercato vincolato."
mercado cautivo
Transliteration: mer-ka-ðo kau-ti-βo
"Los estadios de fútbol generan un mercado cautivo para la venta de bebidas."
mercado cativo
Transliteration: mer-ka-du ka-tʃi-vu
"As concessionárias de rodovias operam essencialmente em um mercado cativo."
बन्दी बाज़ार
Transliteration: bandī bājār
"हवाई अड्डों पर दुकानें एक बन्दी बाज़ार के रूप में काम करती हैं।"
受制市场
Transliteration: shòu zhì shì chǎng
"机场的餐饮业构成了一个典型的受制市场。"
포로 시장
Transliteration: poro sijang
"공항 내 상점들은 사실상 포로 시장에서 영업을 합니다."
カプティブ市場
Transliteration: kaputibu shijō
"空港内の店舗は典型的なカプティブ市場を形成している。"
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