market

A2 Topic:Economics & Markets

US /ˈmɑɹkɪt/ UK /ˈmɑːkɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1487

Meanings

1

noun
A place where people buy and sell goods, often outdoors with stalls.

We bought fresh fruit and vegetables at the market.
2

noun
The general activity of buying and selling goods and services.

There is a strong market for electric cars.
3

noun
The group of people who might buy a product or service.

Teenagers are the main market for this game.
4

verb
To advertise and promote a product so that people buy it.

The company is marketing its new phone to young people.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a place where people buy... bazaar fair mart

2 noun · the general activity of... marketplace

Word family

Forms marketedmarkets

Derived forms after-marketaftermarketantimarketblack-marketcomarketcornmarketcryptomarketcybermarketdemarketdownmarkete-marketeuromarket

Related forms marketer mart mercantile merchant

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Phrases (3)

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a market town
a town that holds a regular market, particularly in Britain

Adjective + noun
market share
The proportion of total sales in an industry held by one company

Adjective + noun
market strategist
a specialist who plans marketing campaigns and approaches

Noun + noun

Idioms (3)

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800-pound gorilla
Matching variant: the elephant in the market

the biggest, most powerful player in a market, which dominates everything around it
corner the market
to gain such control of a market that competitors cannot operate in it
red ocean
Matching variant: red-ocean market

a crowded, hyper-competitive market where rivals fight over existing demand

Simplified etymology

Market has existed in English since Old English and ultimately belongs to the family of Latin merx, meaning “merchandise.” Merchant, mercenary, and the name Mercury are related through the same Latin root.

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”). Cognate with West Frisian merk (“market”), Dutch markt, Old High German Markt, German Markt, Danish and Norwegian marked (“market”), Faroese and Icelandic markaður (“market”), Swedish marknad (“market”).

market Old English markiet xno marchié Old French mercātus Latin

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Topics

Economics & Markets Business & Commerce

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# market

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑɹkɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɑːkɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 1487

## Meanings
1. A place where people buy and sell goods, often outdoors with stalls.
2. The general activity of buying and selling goods and services.
3. The group of people who might buy a product or service.
4. To advertise and promote a product so that people buy it.

## Examples
- We bought fresh fruit and vegetables at the market.
- There is a strong market for electric cars.
- Teenagers are the main market for this game.
- The company is marketing its new phone to young people.

## Derived Forms
- after-market
- aftermarket
- antimarket
- black-market
- comarket
- cornmarket
- cryptomarket
- cybermarket
- demarket
- downmarket
- e-market
- euromarket

## Related Forms
- marketer
- mart
- mercantile
- merchant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: market
- Root: markiet
- Root: marchié
- Root: mercātus

## 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”). Cognate with West Frisian merk (“market”), Dutch markt, Old High German Markt, German Markt, Danish and Norwegian marked (“market”), Faroese and Icelandic markaður (“market”), Swedish marknad (“market”).

## AI Etymology
Market comes 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”). Cognate with West Frisian merk (“market”), Dutch markt, Old High German Markt, German Markt, Danish and Norwegian marked (“market”), Faroese and Icelandic markaður (“market”), Swedish marknad (“market”). In present-day English its meanings include a place where people buy and sell goods, often outdoors with stalls, the general activity of buying and selling goods and services, and the group of people who might buy a product or service. The historical chain runs through market (Middle English), market (Old English), markiet (Anglo-Norman), marchié (Old French), and mercātus (Latin).

## Topics
- Economics & Markets
- Business & Commerce

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