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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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The counterdrone opportunity is frequently analyzed as a single market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“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

Ultimately the EU defers to the European Court of Justice to ensure the bloc's single market works properly.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The armoury allows the EU to take measures such as import and export restrictions on goods and services in its single market of 450 million people.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 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

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