- market
- mar|ket1 [ `markət ] noun ***▸ 1 public place for selling▸ 2 trade in kind of goods▸ 3 group product is sold to▸ 4 people who buy something▸ 5 stock market▸ 6 economic system▸ + PHRASES1. ) count a public building or place where people sell goods on tables called stalls:a flower/fish/antiques marketa street/indoor/covered marketa market trader2. ) singular trade in goods of a particular kind:the property/securities/computer marketmarket in: Changes in the weather affect the market in fruit and vegetables.a share of the market: We're looking to increase our share of the market.a buyer's/seller's market (=economic conditions that give the person buying/selling an advantage): It's certainly a buyer's market in the car industry at the moment.3. ) count a particular place or group of people that a product is sold to:overseas marketsEurope is the main market for our cars.4. ) singular the total number of people willing to buy a particular product:market for: There will be a huge market for our digital systems.5. ) count a STOCK MARKET:Trading has been slow on the New York and Tokyo markets this morning.6. ) singular the economic system in which prices, salaries, and the supply of goods are controlled by what and how much people buy:Governments are happy to let the market decide.be in the market for somethingto want to buy something:Most people are not in the market for this kind of product.on the marketavailable to buy:Computers as powerful as this are not yet on the market.put something on the market (=make it available for people to buy): We're going to put our house on the market.come on the market (=become available to buy): Some very attractive properties will be coming on the market next month.=> PLAY1, PRICE 2marketmar|ket 2 [ `markət ] verb transitive ***to use advertising and other methods to persuade people to buy something:The product has been marketed in a very clever way.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.