open market

noun

1. an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.

open market

noun

1. 1. a market in which prices are determined by supply and demand, there are no barriers to entry, and trading is not restricted to a specific area
   2. ( as modifier )

      open-market value

Other Words From

• open-market adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of open market¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Prescott would be the NFL’s top free agent if he hits the open market, but it’s difficult to see that happening.

From Washington Post

On the open market, Prescott, 27, would probably be paid in the mid-$30 million per year range despite the uncertainty of his return from a severe ankle injury.

From Washington Post

Flexible panels were previously exclusive to Samsung's phone division, but the report says Samsung Display plans to sell 1 million panels this year in the open market.

From Ars Technica

They then have three years of arbitration eligibility before hitting the open market.

From Washington Post

Perdue may have saved thousands by not putting his house on the open market.

From ProPublica

The reigning league MVP, Kevin Durant, is also set to hit the open market that summer.

From The Daily Beast

Can you make it in a wide-open market in which consumers have loads of options?

From The Daily Beast

But, he said, the price of participating in the open market is to play by the same rules as everyone else.

From The Daily Beast

So far there are no leads, but it seems unlikely that it will be sold in the open market.

From The Daily Beast

That fact challenges the fundamental assumptions not only of democracy but of a truly open market with equitable opportunities.

From The Daily Beast

Possibly it will be found cheaper to buy Hammarstens casein in the open market where the price is $3.50 per pound wholesale!

From Project Gutenberg

A mistress costs a great deal more than a wife; in the open market of the world she can get more.

From Project Gutenberg

How came the stone into the goose, and how came the goose into the open market?

From Project Gutenberg

It means the end of the open market—which has always been a spur to industry.

From Project Gutenberg

But I'm not so sure it's worth as much as you think in the open market—not in the manufacturing business in Deep Harbor.

From Project Gutenberg