single market

British  

noun

1. a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions

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Example Sentences

“This is different than anything we’ve experienced before, in that it is not occurring in a single market, and that it is something that is a critical input to growers around the world,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

EU Inc "has a simple objective: to reduce fragmentation and allow businesses to operate across the single market under one clear set of corporate rules", EU justice commissioner Michael McGrath told AFP in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Because we have these barriers to the single market, because we still have processes that are overly complicated, duplicated in many ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

They also limit the number of stations a company can own in a single market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Because the Berlin Wall was not only blocking our way; it was blocking our sight—our ability to think about the world as a single market, a single ecosystem, and a single community.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman