single market

British

noun

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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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

"The introduction of a digital euro... is essential to strengthen EU monetary sovereignty, reduce fragmentation in retail payments and support the integrity and resilience of the single market," one of the amendments said, approved by 438 lawmakers with 158 against.

From Barron's

"The introduction of a digital euro... is essential to strengthen EU monetary sovereignty, reduce fragmentation in retail payments and support the integrity and resilience of the single market," an amendment backed by lawmakers said.

From Barron's

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

From MarketWatch

“We don’t want to over-index ourselves in one single market.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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