英语词汇corner the market的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	corner the market
词源	corner the market. This term arose in U.S. financial circles toward the middle of the 19th century. Used generally today, it originally meant only to buy “one kind of stock or commodity, thereby driving potential buyers and sellers into a corner be- cause they have no option but to yield to the price demands of those controlling the stock.”
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