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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“We see overcapacities in China, especially in the chemical sector, which goes to global markets and puts pressure on Europe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Holiday lets "can generate important economic and social benefits, especially for households struggling to make ends meet" but "they may also aggravate housing demand pressures in some constrained local housing markets," the EU draft read.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The bank’s survey found 42% of those polled expect a more dovish tone, in line with ING’s thinking, than the bond markets are currently discounting.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Kalshi’s commodities prediction markets include gold, silver, copper, WTI crude oil, Brent crude, gasoline, and natural gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Everybody did it—that’s why the black markets had wheat and rice for sale.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
