- market
- mar|ket1 W1S1 [ˈma:kıt US ˈma:r-] n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(place to buy things)¦2 the market3 on the market4¦(country/area)¦5¦(people who buy)¦6 be in the market for something7 the job/labour market8 a buyer's/seller's market▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[Date: 1100-1200; : Old North French; Origin: Latin mercatus 'buying and selling, marketplace', from mercari 'to buy and sell', from merx 'things to sell']1.) ¦(PLACE TO BUY THINGS)¦a) a time when people buy and sell goods, food etc, or the place, usually outside or in a large building, where this happens▪ I usually buy all my vegetables at the market.fish/fruit and vegetable/flower etc market▪ There's a good antiques market here on Sundays.street market(=with a lot of different people selling things from tables, ↑stalls etc in the street )b) AmE a shop that sells food and things for the home= ↑grocery store2.) the marketa) the ↑stock market▪ Most analysts are forecasting a further downturn in the market.▪ As soon as she graduated from college, she started to play the market (=risk money on the stock market) .▪ The markets (=all the stock markets in the world) are better prepared for a weakening economy than they were ten years ago.b) the total amount of trade in a particular kind of goods▪ Honda is trying to increase its market share .▪ the state of the art marketthe housing/property etc market▪ Investors in the property market are worried about rising inflation.the market in▪ the world market in aluminumc) the system in which all prices and wages depend on what goods people want to buy, how many they buy etc▪ The president believes prices should be determined by the market, not the government.3.) on the marketavailable for people to buy▪ The manufacturers say the device will be on the market by May.▪ Handguns are freely available on the open market (=for anyone to buy) .▪ They knew it wasn't a good time to sell their house, but they still put it on the market (=offered it for sale) .▪ a revolutionary new drug that has just come onto the market4.) ¦(COUNTRY/AREA)¦a particular country or area where a company sells its goods or where a particular type of goods is sold▪ Our main overseas market is Japan.international/home/UK etc market▪ The domestic market makes up about 75% of their sales.market for▪ The world's largest market for illegal drugs is the United States.5.) ¦(PEOPLE WHO BUY)¦ [singular]the number of people who want to buy something, or the type of people who want to buy itmarket for▪ The market for specialist academic books is pretty small.▪ He's been trying to determine if there is a market for his invention.niche/specialist market6.) be in the market for sthto be interested in buying something▪ This is a bad time to be in the market for a new car.7.) the job/labour marketthe people looking for work, and the number of jobs that are available▪ The job market has been badly hit by the recession.8.) a buyer's/seller's marketa time that is better for buyers because prices are low, or better for sellers because prices are high▪ I'll look for a house next year when it's more of a buyer's market.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬HINT sense 3Do not say 'in the market'. Say on the market.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬market 2market2 v [T]1.) to try to persuade people to buy a product by advertising it in a particular way, using attractive packages etc▪ If you could ever figure out how to market this you'd make a fortune.market sth for sb▪ They plan to market the toy for children aged 2 to 6.market sth as sth▪ Electric cars are being marketed as safe for the environment.2.) to make a product available in shops▪ The turkeys are marketed ready-to-cook.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
