open market
noun
: an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market
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These average around $44 on the open market nowadays, not a huge price tag after 31 years, but not too shabby for a single very used card.
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Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
If Bregman does hit the open market, many teams should be interested after his resurgent season.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
On Monday, Trump reiterated his displeasure about India’s continued purchase of Russian oil, accusing the country of buying—and selling—the oil on the open market at a profit.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
But Blunt said that foreign auto producers, including the U.S., Europe and South Korea, have just a 6% share in Japan, raising skepticism that simply having the open market that the Trump administration says will exist in that country will be sufficient.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
If Bregman does hit the open market, many teams should be interested after his resurgent season.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
On Monday, Trump reiterated his displeasure about India’s continued purchase of Russian oil, accusing the country of buying—and selling—the oil on the open market at a profit.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
But Blunt said that foreign auto producers, including the U.S., Europe and South Korea, have just a 6% share in Japan, raising skepticism that simply having the open market that the Trump administration says will exist in that country will be sufficient.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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