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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After losing generational slugger Juan Soto to a record-setting free agent offer from the New York Mets last year, the New York Yankees may be desperate to prevent another power-hitting outfielder from exploring the open market after a single season with the franchise.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
This essentially means these funds’ portfolios are worth more than their price on the open market.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Their previous club would receive compensation from the player’s happy recipients — but likely to be far less than their worth on the open market.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Rantanen and Mitch Marner likely took less than an open market would have provided, but other superstars with potential market-resetting deals are still unsigned.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
This essentially means these funds’ portfolios are worth more than their price on the open market.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Their previous club would receive compensation from the player’s happy recipients — but likely to be far less than their worth on the open market.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Rantanen and Mitch Marner likely took less than an open market would have provided, but other superstars with potential market-resetting deals are still unsigned.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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