market
/ˈmɑːkɪt/ noun [C]Definition
SELLING PLACE › a place where people go to buy or sell things, often outside: a cattle/fish/flower market a market stall
SHOP US › a supermarket (= large shop that sells food)
BUSINESS › the buying and selling of something: the insurance/personal computer market
BUYING GROUP › all the people who want to buy a particular product, or the area where they live: South America is our largest market. Is there a market for (= will people buy) second-hand jewellery?
on the market › available to buy: His house has been on the market for over a year. They've put their house on the market. → See also black market → See also flea market → See also free market → See also niche market → See also the stock exchange
(Definition of market noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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