market
A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.
Noun 4 meanings
A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.
“The right to hold a weekly market was an invaluable privilege not given to all towns in the Middle Ages.”
A relatively spacious outdoor or covered site where traders set up stalls, either temporarily or permanently or semi-permanently, and buyers browse the merchandise.
“This site on North Street used to be the market, until it was redeveloped.”
Any physical store selling groceries, such as a grocery store or convenience store.
“Stop by the market on your way home and pick up some milk.”
A group of potential or current customers for one's product.
“We believe that the market for the new widget will be the older homeowner.”
Verb 4 meanings
To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.
“We plan to market an ecology model by next quarter.”
To promote for or as if for sale.
To sell.
“We marketed more this quarter already than all last year!”
To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.
Etymology
From Middle English market, from late Old English market (“market”) and Anglo-Norman markiet (Old French marchié); all ultimately from Latin mercātus (“trade, market”), from mercor (“to trade, deal in, buy”), itself derived from merx (“wares, merchandise”). Doublet of mart.
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MARKET at a glance
MARKET has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + R 1 + K 5 + E 1 + T 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #486 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with market
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