market

[ mahr-kit ]

noun

1. an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace:

   a farmers' market.

2. a store for the sale of food:

   a meat market.

3. a meeting of people for selling and buying.
4. the assemblage of people at such a meeting.
5. trade or traffic, especially as regards a particular commodity:

   the market in cotton.

6. a body of persons carrying on extensive transactions in a specified commodity:

   the cotton market.

7. the field of trade or business:

   the best shoes in the market.

8. demand for a commodity:

   an unprecedented market for leather.

9. a body of existing or potential buyers for specific goods or services:

   the health-food market.

10. a region in which goods and services are bought, sold, or used:

    the foreign market; the New England market.

11. current price or value:

    a rising market for shoes.

12. stock market.

verb (used without object)

1. to buy or sell in a market; deal.
2. to buy food and provisions for the home.

verb (used with object)

1. to advertise (something) to a target audience or for a recommended use: This movie was marketed as a horror film, rather than a drama.

   The vacation homes are marketed to retirees and other seniors.

   This movie was marketed as a horror film, rather than a drama.

2. to carry or send to market for disposal:

   to market produce every week.

3. to dispose of in a market; sell.

   Synonyms: peddle, merchandise, vend

market

/ ˈmɑːkɪt /

noun

1. 1. an event or occasion, usually held at regular intervals, at which people meet for the purpose of buying and selling merchandise
   2. ( as modifier )

      market day

2. a place, such as an open space in a town, at which a market is held
3. a shop that sells a particular merchandise

   an antique market

4. the market
   business or trade in a commodity as specified

   the sugar market

5. the trading or selling opportunities provided by a particular group of people

   the foreign market

6. demand for a particular product or commodity

   there is no market for furs here

7. See stock market
8. See market price market value
9. at market
   at the current price
10. be in the market for
    to wish to buy or acquire
11. on the market
    available for purchase
12. play the market
    1. to speculate on a stock exchange
    2. to act aggressively or unscrupulously in one's own commercial interests
13. buyer's market
    a market characterized by excess supply and thus favourable to buyers
14. seller's market
    a market characterized by excess demand and thus favourable to sellers

verb

1. tr to offer or produce for sale
2. intr to buy or deal in a market

Derived Forms

• ˈmarketer, noun

Other Words From

• mar·ket·er noun
• mul·ti·mar·ket adjective
• non·mar·ket noun adjective
• pre·mar·ket verb
• re·mar·ket verb (used with object)
• sub·mar·ket noun
• un·der·mar·ket verb (used with object)
• un·mar·ket·ed adjective
• well-mar·ket·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of market¹

First recorded in 1100–1150; Middle English market, market(t)e, markat(t)e, late Old English market, from Vulgar Latin marcātus (assumed), from Latin mercātus “trading, traffic, market”; merchant ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of market¹

C12: from Latin mercātus; from mercāri to trade, from merx merchandise

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. at the market, at the prevailing price in the open market.
2. in the market for, ready to buy; interested in buying:

   I'm in the market for a new car.

3. on the market, for sale; available:

   Fresh asparagus will be on the market this week.

More idioms and phrases containing market

see corner the market ; drug on the market ; flea market ; in the market for ; on the market ; play the market ; price out of the market .

Example Sentences

"A black market has sprung up for infant milk, and it is one of the most commonly shoplifted items," he said.

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He said: "I want to assure him that we are committed to addressing the concerns raised by the CMA so that the infant formula market delivers the better outcomes that parents deserve."

From BBC

Jewels from the original, which was set with 650 diamonds and weighed around 2,800 carats, were sold piecemeal on the black market.

From BBC

To survive, the miners and undocumented migrants go beneath the surface to escape poverty and dig up gold to sell it on the black market.

From BBC

"This decision ignores the market realities, and will only serve to protect incumbent marketplaces from competition."

From BBC

Related Words

• advertise
• display
• retail