market research

noun

: research into the size, location, and makeup of a product market
market researcher noun

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China has manipulated the market by suppressing prices to drive Western competition from the market, said Ryan Castilloux, founder of Adamas Intelligence, a critical mineral market research firm. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 According to data from air cargo market research firm Rotate, 30,000 metric tons of cargo across China, Hong Kong and Taiwan will have been held up through Thursday morning. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2025 To determine our inaugural list of America’s’s Best Employers for Company Culture, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista and surveyed more than 218,000 workers employed at companies with at least 1,000 people in the country. Haniya Rae, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 For now, that benefit, in Samsung’s view, will come in the form of slim and foldable phones — even though sales of such devices only make up a sliver of the broader smartphone market, according to market research data. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for market research

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of market research was in 1920

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“Market research.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20research. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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