market
25 ENTRIES FOUND:
- market (noun)
- market (verb)
- marketing (noun)
- market economy (noun)
- market forces (noun)
- market garden (noun)
- market price (noun)
- market research (noun)
- market share (noun)
- market value (noun)
- bear market (noun)
- black market (noun)
- bull market (noun)
- buyer's market (noun)
- common market (noun)
- direct marketing (noun)
- down–market (adjective)
- flea market (noun)
- free market (noun)
- meat market (noun)
- open market (noun)
- seller's market (noun)
- single market (noun)
- stock market (noun)
- price (verb)
plural
markets
plural
markets
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARKET
1
[count]
a
:
a place where products are bought and sold
—
see also flea market
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a fish/meat/produce market
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a street market
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a country market
b
US
:
a store where foods and often household items are sold
:
supermarket
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I stopped at the market on the way home for some juice.
2
[count]
a
:
an area (such as a country or part of a country) where a product or service can be sold
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They are trying to develop foreign markets for American cotton.
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The company sells mainly to the Southern market.
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New markets are opening up all over the world.
b
:
a particular type of people who might buy something
—
see also black market, buyer's market, seller's market
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Advertisers are trying to appeal to the youth market.
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targeting a more mature market
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a reference work for the educational market
3
[singular]
:
the amount of need and desire that people have for a product or service
— used to describe how many people want to buy something
— usually + for
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There is a good/growing market for new homes. [=there are many people who want to buy new homes]
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There is currently a poor/declining market for used cars.
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They found a ready market for their products. [=they easily found many people who wanted to buy their products]
4
[singular]
:
the available supply of workers or jobs
-
the labor market [=the number of workers who are available to be hired]
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the job market [=the number of jobs that are available for workers]
5
[singular]
:
the economic activity of buying and selling that causes prices to become higher or lower
—
see also free market, single market
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He believes that housing prices should be determined by the market without government interference.
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a market-driven industry/economy
6
[count]
:
the activity of buyers and sellers of a particular product
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It's not clear how these changes may affect the software market.
7
[singular]
:
stock market
—
see also bear market, bull market
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The market was down today in heavy trading.
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He enjoys playing the market. [=actively buying and selling stocks in the hope of making a profit]
in the market
:
looking for something in particular
:
interested in buying or finding something
— usually + for
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He hasn't found a new job yet, but he is still in the market. [=he is still looking for a new job]
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She is in the market for a new house. [=she is looking for a new house to buy]
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She's in the market for a husband.
on the market
:
available to be bought
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Their house is still on the market.
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The land just came on the (open) market last week.
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The software will be on the market next month.
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They've decided to put their house on the market. [=they've decided to sell their house]
price (someone) out of the market
2
market
/ˈmɑɚkət/
verb
markets;
marketed;
marketing
2
market
/ˈmɑɚkət/
verb
markets;
marketed;
marketing
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARKET
[+ object]
1
:
to do things that cause people to know about and want to buy (something)
—
see also marketing
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The company has spent millions marketing the latest version of its software.
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These products are being aggressively marketed to teenagers through television ads.
2
— marketer
noun, plural marketers [count]-
a leading marketer of software
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She is a marketer for a publishing company.
