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Antonyms for market

Grammar : Verb
Spell : mahr-kit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɑr kɪt

Definition of market

Origin :
  • early 12c., "a meeting at a fixed time for buying and selling livestock and provisions," from Old North French market "marketplace, trade, commerce" (Old French marchiet, Modern French marché), from Latin mercatus "trading, buying and selling, trade, market" (source of Italian mercato, Spanish mercado, Dutch markt, German Markt), from past participle of mercari "to trade, deal in, buy," from merx (genitive mercis) "wares, merchandise," from Italic root *merk-, possibly from Etruscan, referring to various aspects of economics. Meaning "public building or space where markets are held" first attested mid-13c. Sense of "sales, as controlled by supply and demand" is from 1680s. Market value (1690s) first attested in writings of John Locke. Market economy is from 1948; market research is from 1921.
  • verb package and sell goods
Example sentences :
  • And I think he's going to whipsaw the market to a standstill this time, for sure.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • It occurred to him that he could sell them at a market store in the village.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He is an old hand, who knows the market and frankly manufactures for it.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • The fewer the marriageable girls, the higher their market value.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • Tell briefly about the preparation of coffee for the market.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • How can the quality of eggs be determined: (a) in the market?
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • You should well consider at the outset if for family or market use.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • "He's travelin' up and down in the market," continues Faust.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • And, in spite of these disturbances, business goes on briskly in the market of the wilderness.
  • Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Illusion is always in the market and can be had on easy terms.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan

Synonyms for market

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