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I UK [ˈmɑː(r)kɪt] / US [ˈmɑrkət] noun
Word forms "market":
singular market plural markets
1) [countable] a public building or place where people sell goods on tables called stalls

a flower/fish/antiques market

a street/indoor/covered market

a market trader

2) [singular] economics trade in goods of a particular kind

the property/securities/computer market

market in:

Changes in the weather affect the market in fruit and vegetables.

a share of the market:

We're hoping to increase our share of the market.

a buyer's/seller's market (= economic conditions that give the person buying/selling an advantage):

It's certainly a buyer's market in the car industry at the moment.

3) [countable] economics a particular place or group of people that a product is sold to

overseas markets

Hong Kong is the main market for our shellfish.

4) [singular] the total number of people willing to buy a particular product
market for:

There will be a huge market for our digital systems.

5) [countable] economics the stock market

Trading has been slow on the New York and Tokyo markets this morning.

6) [singular] economics the economic system in which prices, salaries, and the supply of goods are controlled by what and how much people buy

Governments are happy to let the market decide.

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See:
play I, price II

II UK [ˈmɑː(r)kɪt] / US [ˈmɑrkət] verb [transitive]
Word forms "market":
present tense I/you/we/they market he/she/it markets present participle marketing past tense marketed past participle marketed
to use advertising and other methods to persuade people to buy something

The product has been marketed in a very clever way.


English dictionary. 2014.

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