market
noun
an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace.
markets
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pluralof market.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof market (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
marketnounan open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace.
Example Sentences
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The couple was particularly excited about shopping at local markets and trying local pastries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The repricing has coincided with a sharp strengthening of the Japanese yen across currency markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
"We used to be well-known for the daily shootings and killings. Now we are well-known for our very successful entrepreneurs, the tech industry, the successful defence industry, and the capital markets," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Elsewhere in markets, the S&P 500 gained 0.9% on Friday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 1%, or 509 points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
People kept bringing them to me: animals who had been orphaned and needed a home, animals who had been rescued from African markets.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
