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

  • (..) I know there's been a lot of whispering about why we're here, so let me jump right in. Retailers are down %. Auto industry is in the dump. Housing market doesn't have a heartbeat. It is one of the worst times on record for America. This is our moment. Now, last summer, we received (..)
    2009 Up in the Air