often attributive
1
a(1)
: a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade by private purchase and sale and usually not by auction
(2)
: the people assembled at such a meeting
b(1)
: a public place where a market is held
especially
: a place where provisions are sold at wholesale
a farmers' market
(2)
: a retail establishment usually of a specified kind
a fish market
2
archaic
: the act or an instance of buying and selling
3
: the rate or price offered for a commodity or security
4
a(1)
: a geographic area of demand for commodities or services
sell in the southern market
(2)
: a specified category of potential buyers
the youth market
b
: the course of commercial activity by which the exchange of commodities is effected : extent of demand
the market is dull
c(1)
: an opportunity for selling
a good market for used cars
(2)
: the available supply of or potential demand for specified goods or services
the labor market
d
: the area of economic activity in which buyers and sellers come together and the forces of supply and demand affect prices
producing goods for market rather than for consumption
marketed; marketing; markets
: to deal in a market
Examples of market in a Sentence
Noun
I stopped at the market on the way home for some juice.
They are trying to develop foreign markets for American cotton.
The company sells mainly to the Southern market.
New markets are opening up all over the world.
Advertisers are trying to appeal to the youth market.
targeting a more mature market
a reference work for the educational market
Verb
The company has spent millions marketing the latest version of its software.
These products are being aggressively marketed to teenagers through television ads.
He markets his wares at craft shows.
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
Cos du Val has been cautious about entering the no- and low-ABV market.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Longtime Democratic campaign manager Dan McCorkle said the fate of the referendum, and its impact on other races, will be decided by how it’s marketed to voters.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
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Noun
The findings suggest that the fundamentals of housing in Raleigh, Orlando, or Miami are not so different from every other hot real estate market in the country.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
Cos du Val has been cautious about entering the no- and low-ABV market.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
It’s marketed as a four-in-one device that washes, sterilizes, dries, and stores baby bottles and accessories, an innovation in a category filled with specialized devices that often do only one or two of those things.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Longtime Democratic campaign manager Dan McCorkle said the fate of the referendum, and its impact on other races, will be decided by how it’s marketed to voters.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
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“Market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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market
1 of 2 noun
mar·ket
ˈmär-kət 
1
a
: a meeting together of people to buy and sell
b
: the people at such a meeting
c
: a public place where a market is held
especially
: a place where provisions are sold at wholesale
2
: a store where foods are sold to the public
a meat market
3
a
: a geographic region in which things may be sold
markets for American cotton
b
: a particular category of people who might buy
the youth market
4
: an opportunity for selling
a good market for used cars
market
2 of 2 verb1
: to deal in a market
2
: to offer for sale in a market : sell
marketing
noun
-iŋ
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