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markets

33 definitions • 71 examples
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the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold:

Examples:

Are you sure there's a market for the product?
We estimate the potential market for the new phones to be around one million people in this country alone.
The domestic market is still depressed, but demand abroad is picking up.
They've increased their share of the market by ten percent over the past year.
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interested in buying something:

Examples:

Thanks for the offer, but I'm not in the market for another car right now.
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Examples:

We put our house on the market as soon as house prices started to rise.
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a place or event at which people meet in order to buy and sell things:

Examples:

Fruit and vegetables are much fresher from/at the market than in the supermarket.
She runs a stall at the farmer's market.
Visit the area on market day for a glimpse of the real Paris.
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Examples:

The fee he received was below the market rate.
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to make goods available to buyers in a planned way that encourages people to buy more of them, for example by advertising:

Examples:

Their products are very cleverly marketed.
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an open area, building, or event at which people gather to buy and sell goods or food
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the demand for products or services:

Examples:

Are you sure there’s a market for something like this?
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A market is also an area or particular group that goods can be sold to:

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A market is also the business or trade in a particular type of goods or services:

Examples:

the job/housing market
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to advertise and offer goods for sale:

Examples:

It’s a product that will sell if we can find the right way to market it.
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Examples:

the car/coffee/telecoms, etc. market The telecoms market is evolving rapidly.
the market in/for sth The battle for control of the London Stock Exchange aims to create a truly global market in shares.
We need to increase our share of the market.
the US/local/world market The company claims to hold half of the US market by volume.
booming/competitive/buoyant markets
to break into/capture/enter the market
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a part of the world where something is or might be sold, or a particular group of people who buy or might buy something:

Examples:

The emerging market where we see perhaps our strongest opportunity is China.
create/find/open up a market The consoles are sold at the lowest possible price to create a market for profitable games.
break into/enter/penetrate a market They've wanted to break into the market in Asia for some time.
develop/expand/pursue markets We give the highest importance to expanding markets for existing products.
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demand for a product or service, or the number of possible buyers for it:

Examples:

a market for sth Is there still a market for fax machines since the advent of email?
the domestic/global/world market The domestic market is still depressed.
a big/large/growing market The subsidies created a big market for wind-turbine manufacturers in Europe.
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an economic system in which prices, salaries, employment, etc. are decided by how much people want and will pay for goods and services:

Examples:

His policy on pricing was to let the market decide.
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the activity of buying and selling shares, bonds, commodities (= products that can be traded), currencies, etc., or a place where this is done:

Examples:

Some investors gain unfair advantage by changing orders after markets have closed.
If the market rises by 20% over the year, it means that the firm's income rises automatically by the same amount.
Asian markets made strong gains overnight.
on a/the market On the Chicago market, a bushel of wheat fell to 262.50 cents from 271.75 cents.
trading on foreign markets
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a place or event at which people meet in order to buy and sell things:
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Examples:

Can you stop at the market to buy some milk?
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to be first, etc. to have a product ready for sale:

Examples:

For some companies, being first to market is often more important than having the best product.
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to arrive at the point where a product is ready to be sold:

Examples:

If all goes well, the company hopes to bring the product to market in about two years.
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to offer a new product for sale for the first time, or to be offered for sale for the first time:

Examples:

The big food processing company tests ingredients like cooking oil before they go to market.
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to begin selling shares, etc. on a stock exchange, or to begin to be sold on a stock exchange:

Examples:

The company came to market in July, hitting a closing peak of 247p this week.
We expect the company to be valued at about £80m when the shares come to market on May 22.
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to be more successful than any other company at selling a particular type of product:

Examples:

They have cornered the market in cheap flights.
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if a product gets to market, it is ready to be sold:

Examples:

Better drugs can always get to market, ensuring patients access to the best medicine.
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interested in buying something:

Examples:

Consumers in the market for a new car may turn to more fuel-efficient options.
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to deal in shares, bonds, etc. (= buy and sell them for others), so that buyers do not have to find sellers directly:

Examples:

Most of the main dealing banks will make markets only with real investors, not traders.
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available to be bought:

Examples:

They put their house on the market, but it hasn't sold.
This is the best mortgage rate available on the market at the present time.
The number of properties coming onto the market also remained little changed.
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to risk money buying and selling shares, etc.:

Examples:

He had an instinct for finance, subscribed to the Wall Street Journal, and played the market.
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to charge so much for a product or service that nobody wants or is able to buy it:

Examples:

There are concerns that London is pricing itself out of the market as a European business base.
Sharp rises in house prices in recent years are increasingly pricing many people out of the market.
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to offer products for sale to buyers:

Examples:

The two companies have formed a partnership to jointly market the range of drugs.
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to encourage people to buy more of a particular product, for example by advertising:

Examples:

market sth as sth Food marketed as lower fat has been proved to lull us into a false sense of security.
market sth to sb The tobacco companies say they do not market their products to children.
The company has to modernize how it markets its chocolate, taking into account parent concerns about obesity and high-sugar snacks.

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