to market
- verb
- /ˈmɑrkɪt/
- Archaic
- -I'm going to market.
Examples
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Siony must cook and market.
Fiction book (2000) -
He plans to market his freshly baked bread each week at the neighborhood market.
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She decided to grow vegetables so she could market them at the local farmer's market.
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In the summer, they market their homemade jams to the community during produce days.
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
To control most of the supply of a product so you can set its price and keep competitors out
To sell so many of a product that people stop buying more unless prices fall
Compounds
A market where local farmers sell fresh fruit and vegetables directly to people
- Specialized
A system where people and businesses buy and sell goods and prices are set by supply and demand
The price people pay for something like shares or houses when it is bought and sold freely
- Specialized
A market where banks and companies trade short-term government or business loans
- Specialized
A time when stock prices rise and many people who buy shares feel confident
- Specialized
A time when stock prices fall a lot and people expect them to keep falling
An outdoor market where people who grow food sell fresh fruit and vegetables directly to customers
- Texting
An online site where many sellers offer goods and buyers can compare and buy
- Specialized
The total value of a company's shares when you multiply the current share price by the number of shares
- Specialized
A place where buyers and sellers agree to exchange goods later at a fixed price
- Specialized
A market where people buy and sell raw materials like oil, grain and metals, often for future delivery
- Specialized
A person who studies financial markets and advises investors about buying and selling
- Archaic
A group of European countries that removed limits on trade and worked together economically
A time when more things are for sale than people want, so people who buy can get lower prices
- Specialized
A study of a market to find its size, trends, and customer needs to help businesses make decisions
A market where more buyers want things for sale than sellers have, so sellers can ask higher prices
- US
A place where goods are sold without manufacturer permission, often cheaper and without warranty
A person who studies markets and advises investors on trading and investments
- Specialized
A place where people buy and sell things like oil or currency to be delivered right away
- Specialized
A number that shows how prices of selected stocks change over time
- Specialized
A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer
- Specialized
A request to buy or sell shares immediately at the current price through a broker
- Literature
Belief that markets without government rules best solve economic and social problems
- Specialized
A place where people trade stocks and bonds directly, not on an exchange
- Formal
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
A market where more goods are for sale than there are buyers, so buyers can get lower prices
A market where people sell and buy cheese, often as a traditional local event
- Specialized
An economy where the government decides what is made and sets prices instead of markets
- Specialized
A market where people buy and sell contracts to deliver goods or money later
- UK
A stone cross in a town market square where people meet and hear announcements
- Offensive
A place where employers quickly judge job seekers like products
- Jargon
A platform on the blockchain where users lend or borrow digital coins to earn interest
When more people want to buy than there are things, people who offer them have the advantage
An organized place where people buy and sell company shares and other investments
Surface Forms
Etymology
Market as a verb once meant to go to the market and buy food and household supplies, from the same Latin root mercatus 'trade'. A helpful way to remember this older use is to imagine someone walking to the market each week to shop.