Meaning of 'market'

noun

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

Example: "without competition there would be no market"

Synonyms: marketplace market place

noun

a marketplace where groceries are sold

Example: "the grocery store included a meat market"

Synonyms: grocery store

noun

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

Synonyms: marketplace market place mart

noun

the securities markets in the aggregate

Example: "the market always frustrates the small investor"

Synonyms: securities industry

noun

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"

verb

make commercial

Synonyms: commercialize commercialise

verb

engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of

Example: "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"

verb

deal in a market

verb

buy household supplies

Example: "We go marketing every Saturday"