| Market 1. (n.) A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week. 2. (n.) A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold. 3. (n.) An opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods. 4. (n.) Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull market; a slow market. 5. (n.) The price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth. 6. (n.) The privilege granted to a town of having a public market. 7. (v. i.) To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods. 8. (v. t.) To expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farms have marketed their crops. Thesaurus Entries Dow-Jones Industrial Average, Wall Street, agora, auto show, balance of trade, bazaar, be in, big business, bill of sale, boat show, browse, business, business dealings, buy and sell, call, campo, carriage trade, carry, clientage, clientele, close out, commerce, commercial affairs, commercial complex, commercial relations, competitive market, convert into cash, custom, cut under, deal in, dealing, dealings, demand, dump, effect a sale, emporium, exchange, exposition, fair, fair trade, flea fair, flea market, forum, free trade, furnish, give, go marketing, go shopping, handle, hawk, industry, intercourse, job, long market, make a sale, make available, market cross, market index, market overt, marketing, marketplace, mart, mass market, mercantile business, merchandise, merchandising, merchantry, move, multilateral trade, open market, outlet, patronage, peddle, piazza, place, plaza, public, purchasing public, reciprocal trade, resell, restraint of trade, retail, retailing, rialto, rural market, sacrifice, sale, sales, sell, sell off, sell on consignment, sell out, sell over, sell retail, sell short, sell up, sell wholesale, selling, shop, shopping center, shopping mall, shopping plaza, show, showroom, small business, spotty market, square, staple, steady market, stiff market, stock market, stock price index, store, street market, strong market, suburban market, supermarket, the business world, the market, the marketplace, ticker market, tie-in, top-heavy market, trade, trade fair, trade in, traffic, traffic in, truck, turn into money, turn over, turnover, undercut, undersell, unilateral trade, unload, unsteady market, vend, weak market, wholesale, wholesaling, wholesome, window-shop, youth market |