single market
noun
economics
: a group of countries that have an agreement which allows goods to be moved, bought, or sold between them very easily
the European Union's single market
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These include federal laws barring a single entity from owning TV stations that together reach over 39 percent of American households, and guidelines on the total number of stations that can be owned in a single market.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Europe is not a totally a single market.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s because previous trade deals has allowed the auto industry for decades to operate as if North America was a single market, freely moving parts and vehicles across the borders.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The anti-cap side recorded a victory last month when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled against limiting a single owner from controlling affiliates of multiple Big Four broadcast networks in a single market.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Europe is not a totally a single market.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s because previous trade deals has allowed the auto industry for decades to operate as if North America was a single market, freely moving parts and vehicles across the borders.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The anti-cap side recorded a victory last month when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled against limiting a single owner from controlling affiliates of multiple Big Four broadcast networks in a single market.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for single market
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“Single market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20market. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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