market-garˈden noun

A piece of land on which fruit and vegetables are grown for public sale

market-garˈdener noun

market-garˈdening noun

marˈket-hall or marˈket-house noun

A building in which a market is held

marketing mix noun

The combination of variables (product, price, promotion and place) that determines the demand for a product

market leader noun

1. A company that sells more goods of a specified type than any other company
2. A brand of goods selling more than any other of its kind

marˈket-led adjective

Determined by commercial demand

market maker noun

Since 1986, a broker-dealer on the Stock Exchange

marˈket-making noun

marˈket-man or marˈket-woman noun

A person who sells, buys or works in a market

market overt noun (law)

The sale of goods in open or public view

marˈketplace noun

1. The market-square of a town, etc
2. The world of commercial transactions

market-priceˈ or market-valˈue noun

The current price a commodity, etc will fetch at sale

market profile noun

A description of the significant features, such as age and income, of members of a particular market

market research noun

Research to determine consumers' opinions about a product or service, by conducting interviews, analysing sales figures, etc

market researcher noun

market share noun

The percentage of the total market sales of a product attributable to a firm in a given period

market square noun

The open space in a town where markets are or were formerly held

marˈket-town noun

A town having the privilege of holding a regular public market

go to market (Aust informal)

To become very angry and violent

in the market for

Wanting to buy

on the market

1. Available for buying
2. On sale

garden /gärˈdən/

1. A piece of ground on which plants, etc are cultivated, adjoining a house
2. (often in pl) a usu public area laid out with walks, flower-beds, lawns, trees, etc
3. A similar smaller place where food and drink are served outdoors
4. A pleasant spot
5. A fertile region
6. (in pl; with cap) used in street names

Of, used in or grown in a garden or gardens

To cultivate or work in a garden

garˈdener noun

1. A person who gardens, or is skilled in gardening
2. A person employed to tend a garden

garˈdening noun

1. The laying out and cultivation of gardens
2. The prodding of the wicket by a batsman in order to remedy perceived unevenness (cricket sl)

garden centre noun

An establishment where plants, gardening equipment, etc are sold

garden city, garden suburb or garden village noun

A model town, suburb or village, laid out with broad roads, public parks, trees, and spacious gardens between the houses

gardener's garters noun

Variegated garden ribbon-grass

garden flat noun

A flat with access to a garden

garˈden-glass noun

A bell-glass for covering plants

garden gnome see gnome¹

garˈden-house noun

1. A summerhouse (Shakespeare and literary)
2. A house in a garden
3. A house kept for sensual indulgence (obsolete)

garden leave or gardening leave noun (informal)

Compulsory paid leave to be taken in the time preceding the formal termination date of employment

Garden of Eden same as Eden

garden party noun

A social gathering held in the garden of a house

garden patch noun (US)

A plot of ground to be used for a garden

garden path noun

garden seat noun

garden stuff noun

Edible garden produce (archaic)

gar'den-variety adjective (US)

Ordinary

garden warbler noun

A warbler (Sylvia borin) common to European woodlands

everything in the garden is lovely or rosy

All is, or appears to be, well

hanging garden

A garden formed in terraces rising one above another

lead someone up the garden path

To mislead someone, esp to make someone the victim of an elaborate scheme of deception

market garden, etc see under market

philosophers of the garden

Followers of Epicurus, who taught in a garden