test-market
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of test-market
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The Trapper Keeper made its test-market debut in Wichita in 1978 and began selling nationally three years later.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022
It didn’t matter that the poor guy had never even had a chance to test-market Ginger, because Kamen wouldn’t let him show it to anybody.
From Slate • Aug. 1, 2021
Since the company acquired Marvel, it has given the publisher access to the vast reams of focus-group and test-market data that Disney employs elsewhere in its operations, MacDonald said.
From The Guardian • May 26, 2016
So your stall was a way for you to test-market your customer base?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2016
We conducted focus groups to test-market our branding for the project, enlisting the pro bono help of PR professionals to fine-tune the message.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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