monopsony UK /məˈnɒpsəni/US /məˈnɑpsəni/ noun2 •A market situation in which there is only one buyer for a product. •A buyer with disproportionate power.The result is different when the resource buyer is a monopsony. The monopsony firm is a single buyer, and therefore it faces the market supply curve. — 1978 formsmonopsonies