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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But that might just be a chance worth taking for Denver, considering the shortage of centers available on the open market at this point.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
SpaceX is privately held, meaning its shares don’t trade on the open market.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2025
At Gooding Christie’s 2025 Pebble Beach Auctions, running August 15 and 16 as part of Northern California’s Monterey Car Week, a unicorn even among the just 40 track-only Bolide examples to be built will make its debut on the open market.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
That way, any pact Mann signs on the open market can be matched by the Hornets.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
SpaceX is privately held, meaning its shares don’t trade on the open market.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2025
At Gooding Christie’s 2025 Pebble Beach Auctions, running August 15 and 16 as part of Northern California’s Monterey Car Week, a unicorn even among the just 40 track-only Bolide examples to be built will make its debut on the open market.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
That way, any pact Mann signs on the open market can be matched by the Hornets.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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