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Arabic translation: سوق أسيرية/سوق إجبارية


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English term or phrase:captive market
Arabic translation:سوق أسيرية/سوق إجبارية
Entered by: Noha Mostafa
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03:55 May 17, 2008
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Economics / General
English term or phrase: captive market
gain exposure to a new and captive market
Mohamed Ghazal
Local time: 19:47
سوق أسيرية/سوق إجبارية
Explanation:
Captive Market is a market in which buyers have no choice about which product to buy or which seller to buy from.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-17 06:26:06 GMT)
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Yes Mohamed you're right it could be احتكارية . In all my searches I didn't find an exact Arabic translation. The English explanation is found in English Business Dictionary of Longman
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Noha Mostafa
Egypt
Local time: 11:47
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Summary of answers provided
5سوق احتكاريةLsamara
4 +1سوق أسيرية/سوق إجبارية
Noha Mostafa
5سوق لا مفر منهاzax
5سوق أسيرة/حبيسة/مملوكة/مُدارة/مخصصة لنشاط/لمشروع/لدولة
Ehab Tantawy
3سوق بمعدلات طلب مرتفعةyelhajj


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
سوق أسيرية/سوق إجبارية


Explanation:
Captive Market is a market in which buyers have no choice about which product to buy or which seller to buy from.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-17 06:26:06 GMT)
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Yes Mohamed you're right it could be احتكارية . In all my searches I didn't find an exact Arabic translation. The English explanation is found in English Business Dictionary of Longman

Example sentence(s):
  • The company has gained a captive market with its baby-food contract and exclusive access to 107.000infants in the state.
Noha Mostafa
Egypt
Local time: 11:47
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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agree  esperantiste: - The potential clientele of retail or service businesses located in hotels, airports, railroad stations, etc., where consumers do not have reasonable alternative sources of supply.
2 hrs
  -> Million thanks esperantiste
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
سوق أسيرة/حبيسة/مملوكة/مُدارة/مخصصة لنشاط/لمشروع/لدولة


Explanation:
سوق أسيرة/حبيسة/مملوكة/مُدارة/مخصصة لنشاط/لمشروع/لدولة

هذه هي الترجمة المذكورة بالحرف في قاموس إلياس-هاراب التجاري
Source: ELIAS-HARAP (Business Dictionary) EN-AR

HTH

Ehab Tantawy
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سوق لا مفر منها


Language variant: سوق لا مفر

Explanation:
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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-05-17 13:05:36 GMT)
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سوق مقبوضه

zax
Local time: 05:47
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2 days5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
سوق بمعدلات طلب مرتفعة


Language variant: سوق محدود الخيارات/ احتكاري

Explanation:
في السياق المقدم، أرجح المعنى الأول لأنه يميل إلى الإيجابية


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yelhajj
Local time: 13:47
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2 days8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
سوق احتكارية


Explanation:
captive market is a group of consumers who have limited choice in terms of the products they can select/purchase (no choice)!

Lsamara
Local time: 13:47
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Changes made by editors
May 22, 2008 - Changes made by Noha Mostafa:
Edited KOG entryMohamed Ghazal's old entry - "captive market" => "سوق أسيرية/سوق إجبارية"


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