HyperDic: market

English > 9 senses of the word *market*:
NOUN	act	market, marketplace, market place	the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
	group	market	the customers for a particular product or service
	artifact	market, grocery store, grocery, food market	a marketplace where groceries are sold
	group	market, securities industry	the securities markets in the aggregate
	artifact	market, marketplace, market place, mart	an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
VERB	possession	market	engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
	possession	market	buy household supplies
	possession	market	deal in a market
	change	market, commercialize, commercialise	make commercial

market > pronunciation
Sounds	maa'rkaht; maa'rkiht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
Rhymes	acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht...

English > *market*: 9 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold.
Examples	"without competition there would be no market" "they were driven from the marketplace"
Synonyms	marketplace, market place
Parts	commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business	The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
Narrower	black market	An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
	buyer's market, buyers' market, soft market	A market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
	grey market, gray market	An unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency
	labor market	The market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers
	monopoly	(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
	monopsony	(economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer
	oligopoly	(economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices / prices and affect competitors
	seller's market, sellers' market	A market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
Broader	activity	Any specific behavior
Spanish	mercado
Catalan	mercat
Verbs	market	make commercial
Verbs	market	engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of

English > *market*: 9 senses > noun 2, group
Meaning	The customers for a particular product or service.
Example	"before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"
Narrower	black market	People who engage in illicit trade
Broader	class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class	People having the same social, economic, or educational status
Spanish	mercado
Catalan	mercat
Verbs	market	engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of

English > *market*: 9 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	A marketplace where groceries are sold.
Example	"the grocery store included a meat market"
Synonyms	grocery store, grocery, food market
Parts	shelf	A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
Narrower	greengrocery	A greengrocer's grocery store
Narrower	supermarket	A large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
Broader	marketplace, market place, mart, market	An area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
Spanish	abacería, abasto, colmado, mercado, supermercado, ultramarinos
Verbs	market	deal in a market
Verbs	market	buy household supplies

English > *market*: 9 senses > noun 4, group
Meaning	The securities markets in the aggregate.
Example	"the market always frustrates the small investor"
Synonym	securities industry
Members	nondepository financial institution	A financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
Members	stock exchange, stock market, securities market	An exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
Narrower	Wall Street, the Street	Used to allude to the securities industry of the United States
	bear market	A market characterized by falling prices / prices for securities
	bull market	A market characterized by rising prices / prices for securities
	money market	A market for short-term debt instruments
	the City	Used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain
Broader	industry	The people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
Spanish	mercado bursátil, mercado de valores, mercado
Catalan	mercat borsari

English > *market*: 9 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	An area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up.
Synonyms	marketplace, market place, mart
Narrower	agora, public square	A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
	agora	The marketplace in ancient Greece
	bazaar, bazar	A street of small shops / shops (especially in Orient)
	grocery store, grocery, food market, market	A marketplace where groceries are sold
	open-air market, open-air marketplace, market square	A public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
	slave market	A marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)
Broader	mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet	A place of business for retailing goods
Spanish	mercado, plaza de mercado
Catalan	empori

English > *market*: 9 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Narrower	offer	make available for sale
Broader	trade, merchandise	Engage in the trade of
Spanish	comercializar, vender
Catalan	posar a la venda, vendre
Adjectives	marketable	capable of being marketed
Adjectives	marketable	fit to be offered for sale
Nouns	market	the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
	market	the customers for a particular product or service
	marketer	someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

English > *market*: 9 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	buy household supplies.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"We go marketing every Saturday"
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Broader	shop	Do one's shopping / shopping
Nouns	market	a marketplace where groceries are sold

English > *market*: 9 senses > verb 3, possession
Meaning	Deal in a market.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Broader	deal, sell, trade	do business
Spanish	mercadear
Catalan	mercadejar
Nouns	market	a marketplace where groceries are sold
	marketing	the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
	marketing	shopping at a market

English > *market*: 9 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	make commercial.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	commercialize, commercialise
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	comercializar
Catalan	comercialitzar
Adjectives	marketable	capable of being marketed
	marketable	being in demand by especially employers
	marketable	fit to be offered for sale
Nouns	market	the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
Nouns	marketing	the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service

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