open market

noun

: an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market

How much is it worth on the open market?

Examples of open market in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Owners above that cap are grandfathered in, but they are prohibited from making additional purchases on the open market. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

Crowdfunding campaigns on social media brought in enormous sums from around the world, and much of it went toward the purchase of drones on the open market. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

And now, the Houthis have dramatically diminished Saudi Arabia’s ability to ship its crude out onto the open market. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Boras generally prefers his clients to establish their values on the open market. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for open market

• aftermarket
• patriarchate
• supermarket
• nonmarket
• premarket
• upmarket

Legal Definition

open market

noun

: a freely competitive market in which any buyer or seller may trade and in which prices are determined by competition