market

CEFRA2

/ˈmɑːkɪt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place or system where people buy and sell goods.

  2. 02

    verb

    To advertise or offer a product for sale.

Examples

  • Did you buy it on the black market?

  • Falling interest rates have stimulated the automobile market.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A relatively spacious outdoor or covered site where traders set up stalls, either temporarily or permanently or semi-permanently, and buyers browse the merchandise.

  2. Any physical store selling groceries, such as a grocery store or convenience store.

  3. A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.

More examples

In context

  • The company utilizes every media tool available to market its products.

  • The right to hold a weekly market was an invaluable privilege not given to all towns in the Middle Ages.

  • There's a market every Thursday and Saturday in the town square.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English market, from late Old English market (“market”) and Anglo-Norman markiet (Old French marchié); all ultimately from Latin mercātus (“trade, market”), from mercor (“to trade, deal in, buy”), itself derived from merx (“wares, merchandise”). Cognate with West Frisian merk (“market”), Dutch markt, German Markt, Danish and Norwegian marked (“market”), Faroese and Icelandic markaður (“market”), Swedish marknad (“market”).