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
- Specialized
A system where people and businesses buy and sell goods and prices are set by supply and demand
An outdoor market where people who grow food sell fresh fruit and vegetables directly to customers
The price people pay for something like shares or houses when it is bought and sold freely
- 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
- Specialized
A market where banks and companies trade short-term government or business loans
A market where local farmers sell fresh fruit and vegetables directly to people
- 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
A time when more things are for sale than people want, so people who buy can get lower prices
- Specialized
A market where people buy and sell raw materials like oil, grain and metals, often for future delivery
- Archaic
A group of European countries that removed limits on trade and worked together economically
- Specialized
A person who studies financial markets and advises investors about buying and selling
A market where more buyers want things for sale than sellers have, so sellers can ask higher prices
- Specialized
A study of a market to find its size, trends, and customer needs to help businesses make decisions
- Specialized
A place where people buy and sell things like oil or currency to be delivered right away
- Formal
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
A person who studies markets and advises investors on trading and investments
- Specialized
A request to buy or sell shares immediately at the current price through a broker
- Specialized
A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer
- Specialized
A number that shows how prices of selected stocks change over time
- Literature
Belief that markets without government rules best solve economic and social problems
- US
A place where goods are sold without manufacturer permission, often cheaper and without warranty
- Specialized
An economy where the government decides what is made and sets prices instead of markets
- Specialized
A place where people trade stocks and bonds directly, not on an exchange
A market where more goods are for sale than there are buyers, so buyers can get lower prices
- Specialized
A market where people buy and sell contracts to deliver goods or money later
- Texting
An online site where many sellers offer goods and buyers can compare and buy
- 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.