markets
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/ˈmɑːkɪts/
English
Definitions
noun
- A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic.“The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh.”
- City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise.
- A grocery store“Stop by the market on your way home and pick up some milk”
- A group of potential customers for one's product.“We believe that the market for the new widget is the older homeowner.”
verb
- To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.“We plan to market an ecology model by next quarter.”
- To sell“We marketed more this quarter already than all last year!”
- To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.
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Synonyms
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