market
A place, online or in real life, where people sell and buy things.
A physical or virtual location where people gather to buy and sell goods or services.
All the people and companies that buy and sell things in a country or area.
The overall system or activity of buying and selling goods and services within an economy or sector.
To try to sell something by telling people about it.
To advertise, promote, and sell a product or service to potential customers.
How many people want to buy something.
The level of demand for a particular product or service among buyers.
- Base: market
- Plural: market, markets
- Base: market
- 3rd Person Singular: markets
- Present Participle: marketing
- Past: marketed
flood the market
1Oversupply a product
To offer so much of something for sale that people do not want it as much anymore.
- Cheap imports have flooded the market, lowering prices.
- If they flood the market with copies, sales will fall.
in the market for [something]
1Looking to buy something now
Wanting to buy something right now.
- We’re in the market for a new car this year.
- Are you in the market for a used laptop?
on the market
1Available for sale
Ready and available for people to buy.
- Their house is now on the market for $300,000.
- This is the best smartphone on the market right now.
play the market
1Trade stocks for profit
To try to make money by buying and selling shares or goods when prices change.
- He made a fortune playing the stock market.
- Many amateurs lose money when they play the market.
corner the market
1Control most of a market
To get control of most sales of a product or service so that others cannot compete well.
- They hope to corner the market in organic snacks.
- They have cornered the market in eco-friendly cleaning products.
- The company has cornered the market on electric cars.
- The company aims to corner the luxury watch market.