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market
[mahr-kit]
noun
an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace.
a farmers' market.
a store for the sale of food.
a meat market.
a meeting of people for selling and buying.
the assemblage of people at such a meeting.
trade or traffic, especially as regards a particular commodity.
the market in cotton.
a body of persons carrying on extensive transactions in a specified commodity.
the cotton market.
the field of trade or business.
the best shoes in the market.
demand for a commodity.
an unprecedented market for leather.
a body of existing or potential buyers for specific goods or services.
the health-food market.
a region in which goods and services are bought, sold, or used.
the foreign market; the New England market.
current price or value.
a rising market for shoes.
verb (used without object)
to buy or sell in a market; deal.
to buy food and provisions for the home.
verb (used with object)
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.
to carry or send to market for disposal.
to market produce every week.
to dispose of in a market; sell.
Synonyms: , ,
market
/ ˈɑːɪ /
noun
an event or occasion, usually held at regular intervals, at which people meet for the purpose of buying and selling merchandise
( as modifier )
market day
a place, such as an open space in a town, at which a market is held
a shop that sells a particular merchandise
an antique market
business or trade in a commodity as specified
the sugar market
the trading or selling opportunities provided by a particular group of people
the foreign market
demand for a particular product or commodity
there is no market for furs here
See stock market
at the current price
to wish to buy or acquire
available for purchase
to speculate on a stock exchange
to act aggressively or unscrupulously in one's own commercial interests
a market characterized by excess supply and thus favourable to buyers
a market characterized by excess demand and thus favourable to sellers
verb
(tr) to offer or produce for sale
(intr) to buy or deal in a market
Other Word Forms
- marketer noun
- multimarket adjective
- nonmarket noun
- premarket verb
- remarket verb (used with object)
- submarket noun
- undermarket verb (used with object)
- unmarketed adjective
- well-marketed adjective
- ˈٱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of market1
Word History and Origins
Origin of market1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The film’s marketing, which insists this is from “the hearts and souls of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King,” would certainly like you to think so.
“Our mission is to elevate and establish Thailand as a recognized and respected player in the global craft chocolate market,” says Bucher.
He said it doesn't matter where the oil comes from as it's still subject to the volatility of international oil markets.
However, oil market experts say there is currently less upward pressure on the price of oil than there was three years ago.
The international market has also become more favorable to local content, meaning U.S.-made shows are now heavily competing with homegrown series.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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