mass-market

adjective

mass-mar·​ket ˈmas-ˈmär-kət How to pronounce mass-market (audio)
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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The company plans to launch a mass-market version after the Expo. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 That appears to be the ticket to mass-market adoption, according to perennial Apple watcher Mark Gurman. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025 Unlike other mass-market body sprays marketed to teenage boys, this one isn’t abrasive or musk-heavy; it can be misted on enthusiastically in a locker room or before school without overpowering. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025 Plus, even before the cocoa crisis, plenty of mass-market chocolate candies contained add-ins. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mass-market

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mass-market was in 1952

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“Mass-market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-market. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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