Common Market
Americannoun
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Official Name European Economic Community. an economic association established in 1958 and originally composed of Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany, created chiefly to abolish barriers to free trade among member nations and to adopt common import duties on goods from other countries: the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Denmark joined in 1973, Greece joined in 1981, and Spain and Portugal joined in 1986. CM
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(sometimes lowercase) any economic association of nations created for a similar purpose.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Common Market
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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In Europe, the EEC or Common Market eventually grew into the EU.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Her situation was resolved when the Conservative Prime Minister, Edward Heath, signed up to the Common Market in 1972.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2021
This effort involves city agencies, the Maryland Food Bank, companies such as Coastal Sunbelt Produce and Common Market, a regional food distributor, and community and nonprofit organizations.
From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2020
A couple of days later, I was standing in the Common Market in Charlotte after ordering a sandwich.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2020
The problem is writing, and especially when the task is to translate technical expressions to the languages used within the Common Market.
From The Online World by De Presno, Odd
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