-poly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market.
  2. Pertaining to a derivative of the board game Monopoly.

Word forms

-poly -opoly

Etymology

Derived from the root of Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”), by analogy with monopoly. Unrelated to poly-.

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