market

Definition

  • noun: a place where products are bought and sold
  • noun: a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade by private purchase and sale and usually not by auction
  • verb: to do things that cause people to know about and want to buy (something)
  • verb: to expose for sale in a market
  • used to describe how many people want to buy something
  • synonyms: traffic, worth, nundinal

Examples

  • They found a ready 'market for' their products. [=they easily found many people who wanted to buy their products]

  • When he tried to sell his car he found out that its 'market value' was much lower than he had expected.

  • He believes that housing prices should be determined by 'the market' without government interference.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Yeah. The enhanced. Strucker's prize pupils. Want a candy? Oh, sorry to hear about Strucker. But then, he knew what kind of world he was helping create. Human life. Not a growth market. You...you didn't know? Is this your first time? Intimidating someone? I'm afraid that I'm not that afraid. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • (..) Not everything. Known associates... Well, Strucker had a lot of friends. Well, these people are all horrible. Wait. I know that guy. From back in the day. He operates off the African coast, black market arms. There are conventions, all right? You meet people. I didn't sell him anything. - This. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron