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market - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" |
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activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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business enterprise,
commercial enterprise,
business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
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black market an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
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buyer's market,
buyers' market,
soft market a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
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gray market,
grey market an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency
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seller's market,
sellers' market a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
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labor market the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers
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monopoly a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
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monopsony (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer
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oligopoly (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
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market - the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor" |
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industry the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
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securities market,
stock exchange,
stock market an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
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bear market a market characterized by falling prices for securities
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bull market a market characterized by rising prices for securities
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the city used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain
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the street,
wall street used to allude to the securities industry of the United States
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money market a market for short-term debt instruments
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nondepository financial institution a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
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market - the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it" |
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social class,
socio-economic class,
stratum,
class one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
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black market an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
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market - engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products" |
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merchandise,
trade exchange or give (something) in exchange for
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commercialism,
mercantilism,
commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
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offer put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
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market - deal in a market |
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trade,
sell,
deal exchange or give (something) in exchange for
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commercialism,
mercantilism,
commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
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market - buy household supplies; "We go marketing every Saturday" |
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shop do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
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commercialism,
mercantilism,
commerce an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
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