market segment

noun [C] MARKETING, ECONOMICS

Definition

› a group of possible customers who are similar in their needs, age, education, etc.: Tablet computers are aimed at the home user market segment.

(Definition of market segment noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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