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markets

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/ˈmɑːkɪts/ English

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noun

  1. 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.”
  2. City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise.
  3. A grocery store“Stop by the market on your way home and pick up some milk”
  4. A group of potential customers for one's product.“We believe that the market for the new widget is the older homeowner.”

verb

  1. To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.“We plan to market an ecology model by next quarter.”
  2. To sell“We marketed more this quarter already than all last year!”
  3. To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.

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