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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Economists said the reset with the UK's biggest trading partner could have a larger impact on its sluggish economy than recent deals with India and the U.S., but its refusal to rejoin the EU's single market or customs union will limit that.
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Kate Holton, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Worried about a potential backlash among Brexit hard-liners, Mr. Starmer had already ruled out joining the E.U.’s single market or customs union — two measures that would have boosted economic growth.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Starmer has stressed that the U.K. will not rejoin the EU's frictionless single market and customs union, nor agree to the free movement of people between the U.K. and the EU.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Sixty-two percent of EU trade occurs among member states in the single market, and another 13 percent with European countries that are nonmembers.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
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Kate Holton, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Worried about a potential backlash among Brexit hard-liners, Mr. Starmer had already ruled out joining the E.U.’s single market or customs union — two measures that would have boosted economic growth.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Starmer has stressed that the U.K. will not rejoin the EU's frictionless single market and customs union, nor agree to the free movement of people between the U.K. and the EU.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Sixty-two percent of EU trade occurs among member states in the single market, and another 13 percent with European countries that are nonmembers.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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