market forces

noun

: the actions of buyers and sellers that cause the prices of goods and services to change without being controlled by the government : the economic forces of supply and demand

The value of these commodities is determined by market forces.

Examples of market forces in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Long before financial data were easily trackable in real time, gasoline offered a view of shifting market forces, seen while commuting to work or driving home from Kmart. —Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026

Restoring competition in app distribution will allow market forces to drive improvements in safety, affordability and innovation — outcomes no single gatekeeper has an incentive to deliver on its own. —Jordan Sekulow, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

This week’s Club Sportico column looks at the growing divide in Division I men’s college basketball, where new market forces are further separating the sport’s richest programs from everyone else. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026

And really does nothing to bring about market forces to compete away high prices. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

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