mass-market
adjective
mass-mar·ket
ˈmas-ˈmär-kət 
1
: sold through such retail outlets as supermarkets and drugstores as well as through bookstores
a mass-market paperback
also
: of, relating to, or publishing mass-market materials
2
: appealing or sold to a general audience
Examples of mass-market in a Sentence
the kind of mass-market candy bars that connoisseurs of chocolate love to disdain
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Our optimistic scenario relies on the introduction of Rivian's new mass-market SUV and the enhancement of profitability in the coming years.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
There, in a single exchange, is nearly everything that is wrong with mass-market TV writing.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Much of the media coverage has rightly been on how this trend will affect mass-market vehicles.
—Tamara Warren, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
But unlike in years past, where Spiritism was used by the highly-privileged for spiritual and physical health improvements in private, the hiring of an Etsy witch has become a mass-market social media trend, rather than an explicitly religious act.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
There, in a single exchange, is nearly everything that is wrong with mass-market TV writing.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Much of the media coverage has rightly been on how this trend will affect mass-market vehicles.
—Tamara Warren, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
But unlike in years past, where Spiritism was used by the highly-privileged for spiritual and physical health improvements in private, the hiring of an Etsy witch has become a mass-market social media trend, rather than an explicitly religious act.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mass-market
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“Mass-market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-market. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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