on the market

Idioms  

1. For sale; also, available for buying. For example, We've put the boat on the market, or This is the only tandem bicycle on the market right now. This phrase, first put as in the market, dates from the late 1600s; the first recorded use of the phrase with on was in 1891. Also see drug on the market.

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Example Sentences

True, retatrutide might soon be the most powerful “triple agonist” anti-obesity drug on the market.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026

That first saga of Woody versus Buzz was also a story of old versus new, teaching kids that they don’t always have to be wooed by the hottest toy on the market.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

Bank of America Plaza’s previous owner, Brookfield Properties, defaulted on a $400 million loan and put the building on the market instead of facing foreclosure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

It will take several days for SpaceX shares to show up in any major index funds, so the offering’s wider impact on the market could play out over the next several weeks or longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

If there is a lot of grain on the market, sellers have to compete with each other for customers.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan