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green market

green market

3.4
People buy and sell products and services that are better for the environment
  • noun
translation icon : mercado verde
  • The green market is growing rapidly.

Examples

  • The company expanded into the green market by launching biodegradable packaging and carbon-neutral delivery.

  • Shoppers choose from many brands in the local green market that advertise organic and fair-trade credentials.

  • Investors are increasingly targeting the green market for sustainable technology companies.

  • Many consumers prefer shopping at a green market.

  • Every Saturday, I visit the green market to buy organic vegetables and locally made products.

  • The green market has become popular among people who want to support environmentally sustainable practices.

  • At the green market, you can find a variety of eco-friendly goods, including reusable bags and biodegradable containers.

How Green

zero waste
1 4.2
green market
3.4

Surface Forms

green market singular
green markets plural

Morphology

green + market

The meaning 'market for environmentally friendly goods and services' is directly and transparently composed from 'green' (environmental/sustainable) and 'market' (place or sector for buying and selling), so a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning. This adjectival-noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows standard semantic composition, making it accessible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Green market uses green to mean nature and clean choices and market to mean the place for buying and selling. So it refers to the buying and selling of 'environmentally friendly goods'.