market

market
noun
1》 a regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities.
    ↘an open space or covered building where vendors convene to sell their goods.
2》 an area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted: the labour market.
3》 a demand for a particular commodity or service.
    ↘[often as modifier] the free market; the operation of supply and demand: market forces.
4》 a stock market.
verb (markets, marketing, marketed)
1》 advertise or promote.
2》 offer for sale.
3》 US go shopping for provisions.
Phrases
be in the market for wish to buy.
make a market Finance take part in active dealing in shares or other assets.
on the market available for sale.
Derivatives
marketer noun
Origin
ME, via Anglo-Norman Fr. from L. mercatus, from mercari 'buy' (see also merchant).

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