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market
(mɑːʳkɪt)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense markets, present participle marketing, past tense, past participle marketed
1. countable noun
A market is a place where goods are bought and sold, usually outdoors.
He sold boots on a market stall.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
The market for a particular type of thing is the number of people who want to buy it, or the area of the world in which it is sold.
[business] The foreign market was increasingly crucial.
...the Russian market for personal computers. [+ for]
But there is no youth market in cars.
[Also + in] 3. singular noun
The market refers to the total amount of a product that is sold each year, especially when you are talking about the competition between the companies who sell that product.
[business] The two big companies control 72% of the market.
Synonyms: trade, business, dealing, commerce More Synonyms of market
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you talk about a market economy, or the market price of something, you are referring to an economic system in which the prices of things depend on how many are available and how many people want to buy them, rather than prices being fixed by governments.
[business] Their ultimate aim was a market economy for Hungary.
He must sell the house for the current market value.
...the market price of cocoa.
5. verb
To market a product means to organize its sale, by deciding on its price, where it should be sold, and how it should be advertised.
[business] ...if you marketed our music the way you market pop music. [VERB noun]
They have been marketed largely to buyers in America. [VERB noun]
...if a soap is marketed as an anti-acne product. [be VERB-ed + as]
Synonyms: sell, promote, retail, peddle More Synonyms of market
6. singular noun
The job market or the labour market refers to the people who are looking for work and the jobs available for them to do.
[business] Every year, 250,000 people enter the job market.
...the changes in the labour market during the 1980s.
7. singular noun
The stock market is sometimes referred to as the market.
[business] The market collapsed last October.
8. See also black market, market forces, open market
9.
See a buyer's/seller's market
10.
See in the market for something
11.
See on the market
12.
See to price yourself out of the market
More Synonyms of market
market in British English
(ˈmɑːkɪt)
noun
1.
a.
an event or occasion, usually held at regular intervals, at which people meet for the purpose of buying and selling merchandise
b.
(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
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. stock market
8. market price, market value
9. at market
10. be in the market for
11. on the market
12. play the market
13. buyer's market
14. seller's market
verbWord forms: -kets, -keting or -keted
15. (transitive)
to offer or produce for sale
16. (intransitive)
to buy or deal in a market
Derived forms
marketer (ˈmarketer) noun
Word origin
C12: from Latin mercātus; from mercāri to trade, from merx merchandisemarket in American English
(ˈmɑrkɪt)
noun
1.
a.
a gathering of people for buying and selling things, esp. provisions or livestock
b.
the people gathered
c.
the time of such a gathering
2.
an open space or a building where goods are shown for sale, usually with stalls or booths for the various dealers
3.
a store or shop for the sale of provisions
a meat market
4.
a region in which goods can be bought and sold
the Asian market
5.
a.
buying and selling; trade in goods, stocks, etc.
an active market
b.
trade in a specified commodity
the wheat market
c.
a place where such trade is carried on
d.
the group of people associated in such trade
6.
stock market
7.
opportunity to sell, or demand (for goods or services)
a good market for new products
8.
opportunity to buy, or supply (of goods or services)
reduced labor market
9.
a.
market price
b.
market value
verb transitive
10.
to send or take to market
11.
to offer for sale
12.
to sell
verb intransitive
13.
to deal in a market; buy or sell
14.
to buy provisions for the home
Idioms:
be in the market for
be on the market
put on the market
Derived forms
marketeer (ˌmarketˈeer) (ˌmɑrkəˈtɪr) noun
marketer (ˈmarketer)
noun
Word origin
ME < NormFr < L mercatus, trade, marketplace, pp. of mercari, to trade < merx (gen. mercis), wares, merchandise < ? IE base *mer-, to seizemarket in Retail 1
(mɑrkɪt)
Word forms: (regular plural) markets
noun
(Retail: Outlets)
A market is anywhere goods are exchanged for money, especially selling a certain type of merchandise, such as fish or Christmas gifts, or held by a particular group of sellers, such as farmers.
There is a farmers' market in the town every Friday.
The Christmas market draws visitors to the city every year.
A market is anywhere goods are exchanged for money, especially selling a certain type of merchandise,such as fish or Christmas gifts, or held by a particular group of sellers, such asfarmers.
market in Retail 2
(mɑrkɪt)
Word forms: (regular plural) markets
noun
(Retail: Marketing)
market data, market research, niche market, on the marketThe market for a particular product or service is all the people who buy it or might be persuaded to buy it.
For providing the supplier with a market for his goods, the small business normally receives a portion of the revenue on eachitem sold.
New markets are opening up in the Far East and China.
The market for a particular product or service is all the people who buy it or might be persuadedto buy it.
market in Retail 3
(mɑrkɪt)
Word forms: (present) markets, (past) marketed, (perfect) marketed, (progressive) marketing
verb
(Retail: Marketing)
marketableTo market goods is to offer them for sale, or try to persuade people to buy them.
They have some imaginative ideas about how to market their restaurant in a bad economy.
This marketing course will give you ideas on how to market your products.
To market goods is to offer them for sale, or try to persuade people to buy them.
market in Accounting
(mɑrkɪt)
Word forms: (regular plural) markets
noun
Talking about marketsIf a company starts selling a particular thing, it enters that market. If it makes products that people want to buy, it taps a particular market.If a company sells more than other companies in a particular market, it dominates that market, or corners the market.If a company sells so much of a product that it is not worth another company tryingto sell it, it floods or saturates the market.A strong market can be described as booming or buoyant. A market that is not stable is volatile or jittery, and a market in which sales are slow is sluggish.(Accounting: Investing)
fair market value, mark-to-marketThe market for a particular product is the people who want to buy it.
The two big companies control 72 percent of the market.
The company sees strong demand for its products, and believes the market for computer workstations remains healthy.
The market for a particular product is the people who want to buy it.
More idioms containingmarket
in the market for something
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British English: market /ˈmɑːkɪt/ NOUN
A market is a place where goods are bought and sold, usually in the open air.
He sold boots on a market stall.
- American English: market
- Arabic: سُوقُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: mercado
- Chinese: 市场
- Croatian: tržnica
- Czech: trh
- Danish: marked
- Dutch: markt
- European Spanish: mercado
- Finnish: markkinat tori- tai katukauppa
- French: marché
- German: Markt
- Greek: αγορά
- Italian: mercato
- Japanese: 市場
- Korean: 시장
- Norwegian: marked
- Polish: rynek targowisko
- European Portuguese: mercado
- Romanian: piață
- Russian: рынок
- Latin American Spanish: mercado
- Swedish: marknad
- Thai: ตลาด
- Turkish: pazar piyasa
- Ukrainian: ринок
- Vietnamese: chợ
Chinese translation of 'market'
market
(ˈmɑːkɪt)
n (c)
- (in town, village etc)
- (= place)
市场(場)
(shìchǎng) (个(個), gè) - (= event)
集市
(jíshì) (个(個), gè)
- (= place)
- (= demand)
市场(場)
(shìchǎng)⇒ The foreign market was increasingly important.
国外市场日益重要起来。
(Guówài shìchǎng rìyì zhòngyào qǐlái.)
vt
-
销(銷)售
(xiāoshòu)to be on/come onto the market在市场(場)上出售
(zài shìchǎng shang chūshòu)on the open market在开(開)放的市场(場)上
(zài kāifàng de shìchǎng shang)to play the market (Econ)投机(機)倒把
(tóujī dǎobǎ)
All related terms of 'market'
1 (noun)
Definition
a place at which a market is held
Many traders in the market have special offers today.
Synonyms
fair
The date for the book fair has been changed.
mart
bazaar
He was a vendor in Egypt's open-air bazaar.
souk (Arabic)
2 (noun)
Definition
demand for a particular product
There's no market for such expensive goods.
Synonyms
demand
The demand for coal is down.
call
I'm afraid there's not much call for that product round here.
need
There's no need to call the police.
desire
I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
requirement
The products met all legal requirements.
3 (noun)
Definition
the buying and selling of goods and services, esp. when unrestrained by political or social considerations
Two big companies control 72% of the market.
Synonyms
trade
The ministry has control over every aspect of foreign trade.
business
young people seeking a career in business
dealing
commerce
They have made their fortunes from industry and commerce.
trading
buying and selling
(verb)
Definition
to offer or produce for sale
The drink has been marketed here since 1993.
Synonyms
sell
It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs.
promote
He has announced a full British tour to promote his new album.
retail
peddle
dealers peddling drugs
vend
offer for sale
phrases
See on the market
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bazaar
Definition
(esp. in the Orient) a market area, esp. a street of small stalls
He was a vendor in Egypt's open-air bazaar.
Synonyms
market,
exchange,
fair,
marketplace,
mart
in the sense of business
Definition
commercial activity
young people seeking a career in business
Synonyms
trade,
selling,
trading,
industry,
manufacturing,
commerce,
dealings,
merchandisingin the sense of call
Definition
need, demand, or desire
I'm afraid there's not much call for that product round here.
Synonyms
demand,
need,
market,
requirement,
necessitySynonyms of 'market'
market
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of commerce
Definition
the buying and selling of goods and services
They have made their fortunes from industry and commerce.
Synonyms
trade,
business,
dealing,
exchange,
traffic,
merchandisingin the sense of desire
Definition
a wish or longing
I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
Synonyms
wish,
want,
longing,
need,
hope,
urge,
yen (informal),
hunger,
appetite,
aspiration,
ache,
craving,
yearning,
inclination,
thirst,
hankeringin the sense of need
Definition
necessity
There's no need to call the police.
Synonyms
necessity,
call,
demand,
requirement,
obligationin the sense of peddle
Definition
to sell (goods) from place to place
dealers peddling drugs
Synonyms
sell,
trade,
push (informal),
market,
hawk,
flog (slang),
vend,
huckster,
sell door to door
in the sense of promote
Definition
to encourage the sale of (a product) by advertising
He has announced a full British tour to promote his new album.
Synonyms
advertise,
sell,
hype,
publicize,
push,
plug (informal),
puff,
call attention to,
beat the drum for (informal)
in the sense of requirement
Definition
a specific need or want
The products met all legal requirements.
Synonyms
necessity,
demand,
specification,
stipulation,
want,
need,
must,
essential,
qualification,
precondition,
requisite,
prerequisite,
sine qua non,
desideratum,
must-have