Market
Meaning
A regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities.
Pronunciation
UK ˈmɑːkɪt
US ˈmɑːrkɪt
Example Sentences
- Well technically, these special pineapples [aren't] even on the market - so [they're] priceless.
- There is a wholesale fish market called [Tsukiji].
- This is the busiest and largest fish market in the world.
- In 2004, Coca-Cola created Miles Thirst, a vinyl doll voiced by Reno Wilson (the voice of Frenzy, [Mudflap] and Brains from across the Transformers films) in order to exploit the hip-hop market to advertise their range of soft drinks.
- Originally the Android OS wasn't designed for the smartphone market.
- Android's significance in the mobile market was perfectly realized in 2009 when [Eric] [Schmidt], Google CEO, was forced to resign from Apple's board of directors due to a conflict of interest and his inability to be involved in Apple's developments and future plans.
- The city is also known for its shopping and the [Dongdaemun] Market, which is the largest market in South Korea.
- It describes how a price is formed in a market economy.
- There are two determining factors on such a market, the number of things made available, called supply, and the number of things consumers want, called demand.
- This happens at the equilibrium market price.
Learn Market in Context
Food at a MarketDo you love food? A market is a great place to buy it. Markets have lots of fresh fruit. You can see red apples and yellow bananas. Green vegetables are there too. Some markets sell fresh fish. The fi...Read story 
Important Places in a TownWhat makes a town run smoothly? Every town needs a few important places. The town hall is where leaders make decisions. A hospital helps people who are sick or hurt. The fire station keeps everyone sa...Read story
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