n.
- a regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities.
▸an open space or covered building where vendors convene to sell their goods.
- an area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted:
the labour market.
- a demand for a particular commodity or service.
▸
[
often as modifier]
the free market; the operation of supply and demand:
market forces.
- a stock market.
v.
(markets, marketing, marketed)
- advertise or promote.
- offer for sale.
- US go shopping for provisions.
Phrase
- be in the market for
wish to buy. - make a market
Finance take part in active dealing in shares or other assets. - on the market
available for sale.
Derivative
Etymology
ME, via Anglo-Norman Fr. from L. mercatus, from mercari ‘buy’ (see also merchant).