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- [mahr-kit]
- /ˈmɑr kɪt/
- /ˈmɑːkɪt/
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- [mahr-kit]
- /ˈmɑr kɪt/
Definitions of market word
- noun market an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market. 1
- noun market a store for the sale of food: a meat market. 1
- noun market a meeting of people for selling and buying. 1
- noun market the assemblage of people at such a meeting. 1
- noun market trade or traffic, especially as regards a particular commodity: the market in cotton. 1
- noun market a body of persons carrying on extensive transactions in a specified commodity: the cotton market. 1
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Origin of market
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
1100-1150; Middle English, late Old English < Vulgar Latin *marcātus, Latin mercātus trading, traffic, market
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Parts of speech for Market
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
market popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
market usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for market
verb market
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- retail — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- display — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- wholesale — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- vend — to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling: to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand.
noun market
- bazaar — In areas such as the Middle East and India, a bazaar is a place where there are many small shops and stalls.
- booth — A booth is a small area separated from a larger public area by screens or thin walls where, for example, people can make a telephone call or vote in private.
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- delicatessen — A delicatessen is a shop that sells high quality foods such as cheeses and cold meats that have been imported from other countries.
- department store — A department store is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods.
adjective market
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- in demand — popular, wanted, sought after
- saleable — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
- wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
Antonyms for market
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