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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Bieber likely could have earned a larger deal on the open market, but wants to return to Toronto and continue what the team started after falling just short of a World Series win.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
This is the time of year when free agents hit the open market and future rosters begin to take shape.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Speaking of free agency, the Royals have multiple players who hit the open market.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Today, at least a dozen nations are working on laser weapons that are being fielded or moving to the open market.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
This is the time of year when free agents hit the open market and future rosters begin to take shape.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Speaking of free agency, the Royals have multiple players who hit the open market.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Today, at least a dozen nations are working on laser weapons that are being fielded or moving to the open market.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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