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

The Bayeux Tapestry is a unique, irreplaceable national treasure that is fundamentally priceless and will never be sold on the open market. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Skubal knows that Boras is known for taking advantage of the open market. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The trade was cleared overnight at about $107 a piece, worth some three-quarters of a billion dollars, shares that would never really touch the open market. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Laney-Hamilton, 32, is likely to have multiple suitors on the open market. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 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