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free market
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free market
n.
An economic market in which supply and demand are not regulated or are regulated with only minor restrictions.
free market
n
(Economics)
a.  an economic system that allows supply and demand to regulate prices, wages, etc., rather than government policy
b.  (as modifier) a free-market economy
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