What does market mean?
Definitions for market
ˈmɑr kɪtmar·ket
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word market.
Princeton's WordNet
market, marketplace, market place(noun)
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
"without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"
market(noun)
the customers for a particular product or service
"before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"
grocery store, grocery, food market, market(noun)
a marketplace where groceries are sold
"the grocery store included a meat market"
market, securities industry(noun)
the securities markets in the aggregate
"the market always frustrates the small investor"
marketplace, market place, mart, market(verb)
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
market(verb)
engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
"The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"
market(verb)
buy household supplies
"We go marketing every Saturday"
market(verb)
deal in a market
commercialize, commercialise, market(verb)
make commercial
"Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"
GCIDE
Market(n.)
A specified group of potential buyers, or a region in which goods may be sold; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, the under-30 market; the New Jersey market.
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Market(n.)
An opportunity for selling or buying anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods; there are none for sale on the market; the best price on the market.
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Wiktionary
market(Noun)
City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise.
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
market(Noun)
An organised, often periodic, trading event at such site
The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
market(Noun)
A group of potential customers for one's product.
We believe that the market for the new widget is the older homeowner.
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
market(Noun)
A geographical area where a certain commercial demand exist
Foreign markets were lost as our currency rose versus their valuta
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
market(Noun)
A formally organized, sometimes monopolistic, system of trading in specified goods or effects
The stock market ceased to be monopolized by the paper-shuffling national stock exchanges with the advent of Internet markets
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
market(Noun)
The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
market(Verb)
To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.
We plan to market an ecology model by next quarter.
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
market(Verb)
To sell
We marketed more this quarter already then all last year!
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
market(Adjective)
Relating to a (commercial) market.
We waited to hear the latest market results.
Etymology: Recorded since circa 1154, "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions". From markiet ( marchié, modern marché), from mercatus, from mercor, itself derived from merx, from the Italic root , possibly stemming from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics.
Webster Dictionary
Market(noun)
a meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Market(noun)
a public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Market(noun)
an opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Market(noun)
exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull market; a slow market
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Market(noun)
the price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Market(noun)
the privelege granted to a town of having a public market
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Market(verb)
to deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Market(verb)
to expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farmes have marketed their crops
Etymology: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markt, merkt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. march. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
Freebase
Market
A market is one of the many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers. It can be said that a market is the process by which the prices of goods and services are established. For a market to be competitive, there must be more than a single buyer or seller. It has been suggested that two people may trade, but it takes at least three persons to have a market, so that there is competition in at least one of its two sides. However, competitive markets, as understood in formal economic theory, rely on much larger numbers of both buyers and sellers. A market with single seller and multiple buyers is a monopoly. A market with a single buyer and multiple sellers is a monopsony. These are the extremes of imperfect competition. Markets vary in form, scale, location, and types of participants, as well as the types of goods and services traded. Examples include: ⁕Physical retail markets, such as local farmers' markets, shopping centers, market restaurants, and shopping malls
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Market
mär′ket, n. a public place for the purposes of buying and selling: the time for the market: sale: rate of sale: value.—v.i. to deal at a market: to buy and sell.—ns. Marketabil′ity, Mar′ketableness.—adj. Mar′ketable, fit for the market: saleable.—ns. Mar′ket-bell (Shak.), a bell to give notice of the time; Mar′ket-cross, a cross anciently set up where a market was held; Mar′ket-day, the fixed day on which a market is usually held; Mar′keter; Mar′ket-gar′den, a garden in which fruit and vegetables are grown for market; Mar′ket-gar′dener; Mar′ket-house, a building in which a market is held; Mar′keting, the act or practice of buying and selling in market; Mar′ket-place, the open space in a town where markets are held; Mar′ket-price, the price at which anything is sold in the market: the current price; Mar′ket-town, a town having the privilege of holding a public market. [Through the O. Fr. (Fr. marché, It. mercato), from L. mercatus, trade, a market—merx, merchandise.]
Editors Contribution
market
The customers for commodities, specific goods, product or service.
The market is a beautiful environment to purchase products.
Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'market' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #288
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'market' in Written Corpus Frequency: #629
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'market' in Nouns Frequency: #62
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'market' in Verbs Frequency: #831
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of market in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of market in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of market in a Sentence
Chief Executive Allan Paiotti:
We are betting the new government will have a little more planning and when we feel the market firming, we're going to accelerate purchases.
A few weeks ago the market was ready for it, and then the China volatility threw a wrench in that. They are trying to get the market back to pricing in an increase so that it's not a kick in the gut.
If Petrobras manages to resume dialogue with investors and the market, there is the possibility of opening the capital of some assets. This is an alternative.
From a central bank perspective, in the context of our strategic reflections on the future of the Eurosystem’s market infrastructures, we are certainly open to new technologies and, like many market players, have launched some experimental work with DLT.
In the current energy market situation, the perspective of industrial development of fourth-generation reactors is not planned before the second half of this century.
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Translations for market
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- џьармыкьаAbkhaz
- markAfrikaans
- سوقArabic
- çarşıAzerbaijani
- баҙарBashkir
- база́рны, ры́начны, ры́нак, база́рBelarusian
- паза́рBulgarian
- বাজার, মার্কেটBengali
- mercatCatalan, Valencian
- базарChechen
- trh, tržnice, tržní, nabízet, uvést na trhCzech
- пасарChuvash
- marked, handel, markeds-, markedsplads, torv, markedsføreDanish
- Markt, Markt-, vermarktenGerman
- παζάρι, αγορά, πωλώ, εμπορεύομαιGreek
- merkatoEsperanto
- plaza, mercado, del mercado, comercializar, poner al mercadoSpanish
- turgEstonian
- مارکت, بازارPersian
- asiakaskunta, markkina, markkinat, markkinapaikka, markkina-alue, tori, pörssi, kauppatori, markkinoidaFinnish
- marknaðurFaroese
- marché, du marché, commercialiserFrench
- merkWestern Frisian
- margadhIrish
- margadh, fèill, margaidScottish Gaelic
- mercadoGalician
- שׁוּק, שוקHebrew
- बाज़ार, मार्केट, हाटHindi
- piac, vevőkör, vásárcsarnokHungarian
- շուկա, շուկայականArmenian
- del mercato, poner a mercatoInterlingua
- pasarIndonesian
- mercateInterlingue
- merkatoIdo
- markaðurIcelandic
- mercatoItalian
- 市場, マーケットJapanese
- ბაზარიGeorgian
- нарық, базарKazakh
- ផ្សារKhmer
- ಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ, ಬಜಾರ್, ಪೇಟೆKannada
- 市場, 마켓, 시장Korean
- بازار, bazarKurdish
- базарKyrgyz
- mercātus, foroLatin
- MaartLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຕະຫລາດ, ຕະຫຼາດLao
- turgus, turgavietė, prekyvietė, rinkaLithuanian
- tirgus, bazārsLatvian
- па́зар, трговија, пазарен, пазарMacedonian
- ചന്തMalayalam
- зах, зах зээлMongolian
- बाजारMarathi
- pasar, pekanMalay
- suqMaltese
- ဈေးBurmese
- afzetmarkt, markt, marktplein, afzetgebied, beurs, markt-Dutch
- marked, markedsplass, markeds-, markedsføreNorwegian
- mercatOccitan
- базарOssetian, Ossetic
- bazar, rynek, targ, targowiskoPolish
- mercado, feira, compra, [[de]] [[mercado]], marquetearPortuguese
- martgàRomansh
- piață, târgRomanian
- ры́ночный, база́р, торго́вля, я́рмарка, торго, ры́нокRussian
- malcaduSardinian
- trgovac, пазар, trgovnica, тржница, trg, pazar, трг, tržnica, trgovinaSerbo-Croatian
- අළෙවිපළSinhala, Sinhalese
- trhSlovak
- trgSlovene
- tregAlbanian
- marknadSwedish
- sokoSwahili
- சந்தை, சாற்றுTamil
- విపణి, బజారుTelugu
- бозорTajik
- ตลาดThai
- bazarTurkmen
- çarşı, pazarTurkish
- базарTatar
- بازارUyghur, Uighur
- ри́нок, база́рUkrainian
- بازار, مارکیٹUrdu
- bozorUzbek
- chợ, thị trường, 市場Vietnamese
- maketik, maketönVolapük
- מאַרקYiddish
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