market

/mˈɑrkʌt/

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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"
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"
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a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market"
Noun
the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"
Noun
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
Verb
engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"
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buy household supplies; "We go marketing every Saturday"
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deal in a market
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make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"