🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

struttura di mercato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: struˈttura di merˈkato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Market Structure/ˈmɑːrkɪt ˈstrʌk.tʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La struttura di mercato nel settore alimentare è variegata."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The organizational and competitive characteristics of a market, including the number of firms, product differentiation, and barriers to entry.

    "The market structure of the tech industry is characterized by a few dominant players and high barriers to entry."
  2. 2

    A classification of markets based on the degree of competition among firms.

    "Understanding the market structure helps businesses strategize effectively."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'market structure' originates from the combination of 'market', derived from the Latin 'mercatus' meaning 'trade', and 'structure', from the Latin 'structura' meaning 'building or arrangement'. The concept evolved in economic theory to describe the organization of a market based on the number of firms, product differentiation, and barriers to entry.

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