market economy
noun
: an economy in which most goods and services are produced and distributed through free markets
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This, despite the recent lifting of some international sanctions and efforts to allow a market economy to flourish.
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Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Machado leads the opposition movement that seeks a transition to democracy and a market economy in Venezuela.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
However, Summers warns that there is no reason to expect the Cuban population to possess the cultural norms and attitudes to make a smooth transition to a more open, free-market economy.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
After all, the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre only scared away investors from China for a few years; opportunities to make money in Deng Xiaoping’s market economy soon lured them back.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Machado leads the opposition movement that seeks a transition to democracy and a market economy in Venezuela.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
However, Summers warns that there is no reason to expect the Cuban population to possess the cultural norms and attitudes to make a smooth transition to a more open, free-market economy.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
After all, the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre only scared away investors from China for a few years; opportunities to make money in Deng Xiaoping’s market economy soon lured them back.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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 3 Apr. 2026.
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