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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Growth was strongest in developing markets and weakest in North America, in line with depressed trends in U.S. alcohol sales across the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
No matter what happens this week, markets are likely to see big swings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
On markets: Bond investors are starting to demand more to lend to AI-related companies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Chancellor had to prove to the markets which lend the government money that he has a plan to bring down future debt to avoid those costs climbing further.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Like most of what befell them in the financial markets, their first brush with a big Wall Street firm was delightfully weird but ultimately inexplicable.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
