market

mar·ket  (märkt)

n.

1. A public gathering held for buying and selling merchandise.

2. A place where goods are offered for sale.

3. A store or shop that sells a particular type of merchandise: a vegetable market.

4.

a. The business of buying and selling a specified commodity: the soybean market.

b. A market price.

c. A geographic region considered as a place for sales: grain for the foreign market; the West Coast market.

d. A subdivision of a population considered as buyers: cosmetics for the upscale market.

5. The opportunity to buy or sell; extent of demand for merchandise: a big market for gourmet foods.

6.

a. An exchange for buying and selling stocks or commodities: securities sold on the New York market.

b. The entire enterprise of buying and selling commodities and securities: The market has been slow recently.

v. mar·ket·ed, mar·ket·ing, mar·kets

v.tr.

1. To offer for sale.

2. To sell.

v.intr.

1. To deal in a market.

2. To buy household supplies: We marketed for a special Sunday dinner.

Idioms:

in the market

Interested in buying: We are in the market for a used car.

on the market

1. Available for buying: Many kinds of seasonal flowers are on the market.

2. Up for sale: They put the family business on the market.

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[Middle English, from Old North French, from Vulgar Latin *marctus, from Latin merctus, from past participle of mercr, to buy, from merx, merc-, merchandise.]

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market [ˈmɑːkɪt]

n

1. (Business / Commerce)

a.  an event or occasion, usually held at regular intervals, at which people meet for the purpose of buying and selling merchandise

b.  (as modifier) market day

2. (Social Science / Human Geography) a place, such as an open space in a town, at which a market is held

3. (Business / Commerce) a shop that sells a particular merchandise an antique market

(Business / Commerce)

the market business or trade in a commodity as specified the sugar market

5. (Business / Commerce) the trading or selling opportunities provided by a particular group of people the foreign market

6. (Business / Commerce) demand for a particular product or commodity there is no market for furs here

7. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) See stock market

8. (Economics) See market price, market value

(Business / Commerce)

at market at the current price

be in the market for to wish to buy or acquire

(Business / Commerce)

on the market available for purchase

play the market

a.  (Business / Commerce) to speculate on a stock exchange

b.  to act aggressively or unscrupulously in one's own commercial interests

(Business / Commerce)

seller's (or buyer's) market a market characterized by excess demand (or supply) and thus favourable to sellers (or buyers)

vb -kets, -keting, -keted

1. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to offer or produce for sale

2. (Business / Commerce) (intr) to buy or deal in a market

[from Latin mercātus; from mercāri to trade, from merx merchandise]

marketer  n

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mar•ket (ˈmɑr kɪt)

n.

1. an open place or a building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods.

2. a store for the sale of food.

3. a meeting of people for buying and selling.

4. the people assembled.

5. trade in a particular commodity: the cotton market.

6. demand for a commodity: a dwindling market for leather goods.

7. the body of existing or potential buyers for specific goods or services: the health-food market.

8. a region in which goods and services are bought or used: the foreign market.

9. an economic situation in which supply and demand interact through the activity of buyers and sellers: market forces; a market economy.

10. stock market.

v.i.

11. to deal commercially in a market.

12. to buy provisions for the home.

v.t.

13. to offer in a market for sale.

14. to sell.

Idioms:

1. in the market for, interested in buying.

2. on the market, for sale; available.

[1100–1150; << Latin mercātus= mercā(rī) to buy (from merx commodity) + -tus suffix of v. action]

mar′ket•er, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	market - 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" marketplace, market place activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" 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 gray market, grey market - an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency seller's market, sellers' market - a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell 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; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like" 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 and affect competitors
	2.	market - the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it" social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" black market - people who engage in illicit trade
	3.	market - a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" food market, grocery, grocery store greengrocery - a greengrocer's grocery store market place, mart, marketplace, market - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects supermarket - a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
	4.	market - the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor" securities industry securities market, stock exchange, stock market - an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" bear market - a market characterized by falling prices for securities bull market - a market characterized by rising prices for securities the City - used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain the Street, Wall Street - used to allude to the securities industry of the United States money market - a market for short-term debt instruments nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
	5.	market - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up market place, mart, marketplace public square, agora - a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece bazar, bazaar - a street of small shops (especially in Orient) food market, grocery, grocery store, market - a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods market square, open-air market, open-air marketplace - 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) agora - the marketplace in ancient Greece
Verb	1.	market - engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" offer - make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
	2.	market - buy household supplies; "We go marketing every Saturday" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) shop - do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
	3.	market - deal in a market commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) sell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
	4.	market - make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" commercialise, commercialize commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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market

noun

1. fair, mart, bazaar, souk (Arabic) Many traders in the market have special offers today.

2. demand, call, need, desire, requirement There's no market for such expensive goods.

3. trade, business, dealing, commerce, trading, buying and selling Two big companies control 72% of the market.

verb

sell, promote, retail, peddle, vend, offer for sale These phones have been marketed here since 1963.

in the market for in need of, wanting, seeking, lacking, wishing to buy Are you in the market for a new radio?

on the market on offer, on sale, up for sale putting more empty offices on the market

Translations

market [ˈmɑːkɪt]

A. N

1. (= place) → mercado m
to go to market → ir al mercado

2. (= trade) → mercado m
overseas/domestic market → mercado exterior/nacional
to corner the market in maize → acaparar el mercado del maíz
to flood the market with sth → inundar el mercado de algo
strawberries are flooding the market → las fresas inundan el mercado
to be in the market for sth → estar dispuesto a comprar algo
to be on the market → estar en venta or a la venta
it's the dearest shirt on the market → es la camisa más cara del mercado
to bring or put a product on(to) the market → lanzar un producto al mercado
to come on(to) the market → salir a la venta or al mercado, ponerse en venta
to rig the market → manipular la lonja
see also open E

3. (= demand) → demanda f
there is a ready market for video games → hay una gran demanda de videojuegos
there's no market for pink socks → los calcetines de color rosa no encuentran salida
to find a ready market → venderse fácilmente, tener fácil salida

4. (= stock market) → bolsa f (de valores)
to play the market → jugar a la bolsa

B. VT

1. (= sell) → comercializar, poner en venta

2. (= promote) → publicitar

C. VI (esp US) → hacer la compra

D. CPD market analysis N → análisis m inv de mercado(s)
market day N → día m de mercado
market demand N → demanda f del mercado
market economy N → economía f de mercado
market forces NPL → fuerzas fpl del mercado, tendencias fpl del mercado
market garden N (Brit) (small) → huerto m; (large) → huerta f
market gardener N (Brit) → hortelano/a m/f
market gardening N (Brit) → horticultura f
market intelligence N → información f del mercado
market leader N → líder m del mercado
market opportunity N → oportunidad f comercial
market penetration N → penetración f del mercado
market place N → plaza f (del mercado); (= world of trade) → mercado m
market potential N → potencial m comercial
market price N → precio m de mercado
market rates NPL → precios mpl del mercado (Fin) → cotizaciones fpl
market research N → estudios mpl de mercados
market researcher N → investigador(a) m/f de mercados
market share N → cuota f de mercado
market study, market survey N → estudio m de mercado
market town N → mercado m
market trends NPL → tendencias fpl de mercado
market value N → valor m de mercado

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market [ˈmɑː^rkɪt]

n

(in town, village) → marché m

(for product) → marché m
the Russian market for personal computers → le marché russe des ordinateurs personnels
to be on the market [product, house] → être sur le marché
to put sth on the market [+ product, house] → mettre qch sur le marché
to come onto the market [product, house] → entrer sur le marché
to price o.s. out of the market (= charge too much) → se placer au-dessus des prix du marché
to be in the market for sth [+ product] → être acheteur/euse de qch
on the open market → en vente libre

(also stock market) to play the market → jouer à la Bourse

vt → commercialiser
to market sth as → commercialiser qch comme

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market

n

→ Markt m; when is the next market? → wann ist wieder Markt(tag)?; he took his sheep to market → er brachte seine Schafe zum Markt; at the market → auf dem Markt; to go to market → auf den Markt gehen

(= trade) → Markt m; world market → Weltmarkt m; open market → offener Markt; to be in the market for something → an etw (dat) → interessiert sein; to be on the market → auf dem Markt sein; to come on(to) the market → auf den Markt kommen; to put on the market → auf den Markt bringen; house → zum Verkauf anbieten

(= demand) → (Absatz)markt m; (= area) → Absatzgebiet nt → or -markt m; to create a market → Nachfrage erzeugen; to find a ready market → guten Absatz finden

(= stock market) → Börse f; to play the market → (an der Börse) spekulieren

vt → vertreiben; to market a (new) product → ein (neues) Produkt auf den Markt bringen; it’s a nice idea, but we can’t market it → das ist eine gute Idee, sie lässt sich nur nicht verkaufen or vermarkten; the reason it didn’t sell was simply that it wasn’t properly marketed → es fand wegen unzureichenden Marketings keinen Absatz

vi → sich verkaufen, Absatz finden, gehen (inf)

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market:

market analysis

n → Marktanalyse f

market behaviour

n → Marktverhalten nt

market cleansing

n (Econ) → Marktbereinigung f

market condition

n usu pl → Marktlage f, → Konjunktur f

market day

n → Markttag m

market dealings

pl (Brit St Ex) → Börsenhandel m

market dominance

n (Econ) → Marktbeherrschung f

market-driven, market-led

adj product, decision, change, company → marktbestimmt, marktgesteuert

market economy

n → Marktwirtschaft f

market expert

n → Marktexperte m, → Marktexpertin

market forces

pl → Marktkräfte pl

market garden

n → Gemüseanbaubetrieb m, → Gärtnerei f

market gardener

n → Gärtner(in) m(f)

market gardening

n → (gewerbsmäßiger) Anbau von Gemüse

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market:

market leader

n → Marktführer m

market niche

n → Marktnische f

marketplace

n

→ Marktplatz m; on the market → auf dem Marktplatz

(= world of trade) → Markt m; in the market → auf dem Markt

market price

n → Marktpreis m

market research

n → Marktforschung f

market researcher

n → Marktforscher(in) m(f)

market sector

n (Econ) → Marktsegment nt → or -sektor m

market share

n → Marktanteil m

market square

n → Marktplatz m

market stall

n → Marktbude f

market survey

n → Marktuntersuchung f

market swing

n (US) → Konjunkturumschwung m

market town

n → Marktstädtchen nt

market trader

n (Brit) → Markthändler(in) m(f)

market trends

pl → Markttendenzen pl

market value

n → Marktwert m

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market [ˈmɑːkɪt]

1. n (gen) → mercato (also stock market) → mercato azionario or dei titoli
to go to market → andare al mercato
open market → mercato libero
there is a good market for videos → c'è una grossa richiesta di video
is there a market for that? → c'è uno sbocco sul mercato per quello?
it appeals to the Italian market → è richiesto sul mercato italiano
to be in the market for sth → avere intenzione di comprare qc
to be on the market → essere (messo/a) in vendita or in commercio
to come on(to) the market → essere introdotto/a sul mercato
to play the market → giocare or speculare in borsa

2. vt (Comm) (sell) → vendere, mettere in vendita; (promote) → lanciare sul mercato

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market (ˈmaːkit) noun

1. a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens. He has a clothes stall in the market. mark سوق пазар mercado tržiště der Markt marked; markedsplads αγορά mercado turg محل دادو ستد tori marché שׁוּק बाजार sajam piac pasar markaður mercato 市場 시장 turgus, prekyvietė tirgus pasar markt markedsplass, torg rynek, targ د راكړى وركړى ځاى mercado piaţă рынок; базар trhovisko trg pijaca torg, marknadsplats ตลาด pazar, çarşı 市場(指市集) базар منڈی chợ 市场（指市集）

2. (a place where there is) a demand for certain things. There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries. mark يوجَد سوق، يوجَد طَلَب търсене mercado trh der Absatzmarkt marked; efterspørgsel αγορά mercado turg به بازار عرضه کردن markkinat marché שׁוּק मार्केट, बाज़ार, बाज़ार का समय, बाज़ार-भाव tržište piac pasaran markaður mercato 販路 수요 rinka, paklausa tirgus, noiets pasaran markt marked rynek بازار ته ايستل mercado piaţă спрос trh tržišče tržište marknad ความต้องการ pazar, talep 市場(指銷路) ринок جہاں اشیا یا خدمات کی مانگ ہو thị trường 市场（指销路）

verb

to (attempt to) sell. I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world. bemark يَبيع، يُسَوِّق продава comercializar prodávat verkaufen markedsføre; sælge πουλώ, διοχετεύω στην αγορά vender turustama فروختن markkinoida vendre לְשָׁווֵק बाज़ार में क्रय-विक्रय करना, बाज़ार में वस्तुएं बेचना staviti na prodaju elad memasarkan setja á markað vendere 売る 팔다 (stengtis) parduoti tirgoties; pārdot memasarkan verhandelen markedsføre, forhandle sprzedawać پلورل comercializar a vinde продавать, находить рынок сбыта predávať prodajati utržiti sälja ขาย pazarlamak 銷售，行銷 реалізувати, збувати فروخت کرنے کی کوشش کرنا bán 销售

ˈmarketable adjective

wanted by the public and therefore able to be sold. a marketable product. bemarkbaar رائِج، مَطْلوب، مُمْكِن تَسْويقُه продаваем comerciável prodejný verkäuflich salgbar εμπορεύσιμος vendible minev قابل فروش markkinakelpoinen vendable יָכוֹל לְהִימָכֵר विक्रय, पण्य koji se lako prodaje eladható laku seljanlegur vendibile, commerciabile 市場向けの 잘 팔리는 perkamas, turintis paklausą pieprasīts laku verkoopbaar salgbar, lettselgelig mający popyt د پلورلو وړ comerciável vandabil ходкий predajný prodajen utrživ säljbar, lättsåld ซึ่งซื้อขายได้ satılabilir 有銷路的 ходовий قابل فروخت có thể tiêu thụ được 可销售的

ˈmarketing noun

(the study of) the processes by which anything may be sold. He is in charge of marketing; (also adjective) marketing methods. bemarking تَسْويق، تَصْريف البَضائِع маркетинг marketing podpora prodeje, marketing(ový) das Marketing; Marketing-... markedsføring; markedsførings-; marketing; marketing- τεχνική προώθησης προϊόντων στην αγορά, μάρκετιγκ marketing turundus بازار یابی markkinointi marketing שִׁיווּק विपणन prodaja na tržištu marketing pemasaran markaðssetning marketing マーケッティング 시장에서의 매매 rinkodara marketings; tirdzniecība; noiets pemasaran marketing markedsføring; salgs- marketing, technika sprzedaży بازار موندنى marketing marketing маркетинг marketing; marketingový trženje; marketing; marketinški marketing marknadsföring, försäljning, marketing การซื้อขายสินค้าหรือบริการ pazarlama 行銷，行銷學 маркетинг فروخت کے طریقہ کار کا علم sự tiếp thị 销售，销售学

ˌmarket-ˈgarden noun

a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale. marktuin مَزْرَعَة خُضْراوات لِتَزويد السّوق المَحَلِيَّه овощни градини horta zelinářství die Handelsgärtnerei handelsgartneri περιβόλι huerta aiand میدان بار kauppapuutarha jardin maraîcher מֶשֶק יְרָקוֹת बाग जहां बाजार में बेचने के लिए सब्जियां उगाई जाती हैं plantaža piacra termelő kertészet kebun buah dan sayuran untuk dijual garðyrkjubú mercato ortofrutticolo 市場向け野菜栽培場 시장 판매용 야채 재배원 daržininkystės/sodininkystės ūkis dārzniecība (tirgum) kebun buah dan sayuran untuk dijual tuinderij handelsgartneri ogród warzywny د ميوه سراى horta grădină de zar­za­vaturi огород zeleninárstvo zelenjavni vrt pijaca cveća handelsträdgård สวนที่ปลูกต้นไม้ขาย bostan 自種自銷蔬果園 невелике плодоовочеве господарство فروخت کے لئے اگائے جانے والے پھلوں اور سبزیوں کا باغ nông trại trồng rau bán 自产自销的果（菜）园

ˈmarket-place, ˌmarket-ˈsquare noun

the open space or square in a town in which a market is held. mark مَكان السّوق، ساحَة السّوق битак praça tržiště der Marktplatz markedsplads αγορά plaza del mercado turuplats منطقه فروش باز کردن tori (place du) marché שׁוּק चौक tržnica piactér pasar markaður piazza del mercato 市の開かれる広場 장터 turgavietė, prekyvietė tirgus laukums tapak pasar marktplein markedsplass, torg plac targowy د خرڅلاو مركز praça базарная/рыночная площадь trhovisko tržnica pijačni trg torg, marknadsplats ตลาดนัด Pazar (yeri) 市集廣場 базарна площа, ринкова площа بازار لگنے کی بڑی سی جگہ thương trường 市场

market price/value

the price at which a thing is being sold at a particular time. What's the current market price of gold? markprys سِعْر السّوق пазарна цена preço de mercado tržní cena; hodnota das Marktpreis, der Kurs markedspris τιμή αγοράς precio de mercado turuhind قیمت بازار markkinahinta prix du marché; valeur marchande מְחִיר הַשׁוּק बाजार भाव tržišna cijena / vrijednost piaci ár harga pasaran markaðsverð prezzo/valore di mercato 市場価格 시장 가격 rinkos kaina tirgus cena harga pasaran marktprijs markedsverdi/-pris cena rynkowa د بازار نرخ preço corrente cursul/preţul pieţei рыночная цена/стоимость trhová cena / hodnota tržna cena, vrednost tržišna cena marknadspris, -värde ราคาในตลาด piyasa fiyatı 市價，市值 ринкова вартість کسی چیز کی حالیہ قیمت giá cả thị trường 市场价格（值）

market research

investigation of the habits and preferences of the public in choosing what goods to buy. She does market research for a cosmetics firm. marknavorsing بَحْث السّوق: بَحث في رَغبات الجُمهور الشرائيَّه пазарно проучване pesquisa de mercado průzkum trhu die Marktforschung markedsundersøgelse έρευνα αγοράς estudio de mercado turu-uuringud تحقیقات در خصوص بازار markkinatutkimus étude de marché חֶקֶר שׁווָקִים विपणन शोध ispitivanje tržišta piackutatás penelitian pasar markaðskönnun ricerca di mercato 市場調査 시장 조사 rinkos/paklausos tyrimas noieta pētīšana penyelidikan pasar marktonderzoek markedsundersøkelse badania rynku پلټنه په بازار كښى pesquisa de mercado studiu de piaţă исследование рынка prieskum trhu raziskovanje tržišča istraživanja tržišta marknadsundersökning การทำวิจัยตลาด pazar araştırması 市場調查 маркетингове дослідження عوام کی استہلاکی اور چیزوں کے خریدنے کے طریقہ کار سے متعلق سروے اور تحقیق sự nghiên cứu thị trường 市场调查

be on the market

to be for sale. Her house has been on the market for months. op die mark معروض للبَيع продавам се estar à venda být na prodej zum Verkauf stehen til salg είμαι προς πώληση estar a la venta müügil olema برای فروش olla myynnissä être en vente לִמְכִירָה बिक्री के लिए होना biti na prodaju kapható dijual vera til sölu essere in vendita 売り出されて 시장에 나와 있다 būti parduodamam būt pārdošanā, tikt pārdotam dijual te koop staan være på markedet, i handelen wystawiony na sprzedaż خرڅ ته ايښودل شوى estar à venda a fi scos la vânzare продаваться byť na predaj biti naprodaj biti na tržištu vara till salu ขาย satılık olmak 上市，出售 продаватися فروخت کے لئے فراہم ہونا để bán 被供应出售

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market → سُوق trh marked Markt αγορά mercado markkinat marché tržnica mercato 市場 시장 markt marked rynek mercado рынок marknad ตลาด pazar chợ 市场