market economy
noun
: an economy in which most goods and services are produced and distributed through free markets
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In a market economy, the way allocation of capital goods works, of course, is price signals.
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Katie Drummond, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
From their meeting emerged reflections on the major global issues of our time: climate change, corruption, populism, the crisis of capitalism, and the logic of the market economy, among many others.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Currently, America has a market economy that is controlled by private individuals and corporations, which critics say has exacerbated wealth inequality by giving disproportionate power to business owners.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Emerging market economies saw some buoyancy likely because trade was bolstered by a front-loading of orders by American companies.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
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Katie Drummond, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
From their meeting emerged reflections on the major global issues of our time: climate change, corruption, populism, the crisis of capitalism, and the logic of the market economy, among many others.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Currently, America has a market economy that is controlled by private individuals and corporations, which critics say has exacerbated wealth inequality by giving disproportionate power to business owners.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Emerging market economies saw some buoyancy likely because trade was bolstered by a front-loading of orders by American companies.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for market economy
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“Market economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20economy. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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