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

  • (..) - Mike. - Naomi. - Naomi. - I don't care. Let's get going. We got to get you ready. Back on the market. Yeah, I'm a real catch. Single mom with two teenage kids and manure caked under my fingernails. You'll do great. You got the butt of a -year-old boy. (..)
    2009 17 Again