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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Schwarber is projected to sign a blockbuster $160 million deal this winter, per Jim Bowden, which should limit his suitors on the open market.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Clarke will join him in hitting the open market.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
At the time, the CFTC worried RFQs could hamper open market price competition.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Nov. 2025
The advantages of ETFs range from lower costs to tax efficiency to their trading all day in the open market.
—Sarah O'Brien, CNBC, 19 Nov. 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Clarke will join him in hitting the open market.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
At the time, the CFTC worried RFQs could hamper open market price competition.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Nov. 2025
The advantages of ETFs range from lower costs to tax efficiency to their trading all day in the open market.
—Sarah O'Brien, CNBC, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for open market
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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