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internal market

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noun

  1. a system in which goods and services are sold by the provider to a range of purchasers within the same organization, who compete to establish the price of the product

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Thursday that the deal could potentially distort competition in the bloc’s internal market.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

“We can be victims of U.S. tariffs and AI disruption, or we can lean into structural change, expand our internal market, diversify our trade, embrace new technology and raise our productivity,” Macklem said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

“This restructuring, including more diversified trade and a more integrated internal market, will support some recovery in our productive capacity,” Macklem said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

"That is not only harmful to our economy but a threat to the United Kingdom internal market as a whole," he added.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2024

The United States accounted for 23% of GWP in 1992;   the 12-member European Community, which established a single internal market   on 1 January 1993, accounted for another 23%, and Japan accounted for 10%.

From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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