Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - market
Market
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n. & v. --n. 1 a the gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, etc., esp. with a number of different vendors. b the time of this. 2 an open space or covered building used for this. 3 (often foll. by for) a demand for a commodity or service (goods find a ready market). 4 a place or group providing such a demand. 5 conditions as regards, or opportunity for, buying or selling. 6 the rate of purchase and sale, market value (the market fell). 7 (prec. by the) the trade in a specified commodity (the corn market). 8 (the Market) Brit. the European Economic Community. --v. (marketed, marketing) 1 tr. sell. 2 tr. offer for sale. 3 intr. buy or sell goods in a market. Phrases and idioms be in the market for wish to buy. be on (or come into) the market be offered for sale. make a market Stock Exch. induce active dealing in a stock or shares. market cross a structure erected in a market-place, orig. a stone cross, later an arcaded building. market-day a day on which a market is regularly held, usu. weekly. market garden a place where vegetables and fruit are grown for the market etc. market gardener a person who owns or is employed in a market garden. market maker Brit. a member of the Stock Exchange granted certain privileges and trading to prescribed regulations. market-place 1 an open space where a market is held in a town. 2 the scene of actual dealings. market price the price in current dealings. market research the study of consumers' needs and preferences. market town Brit. a town where a market is held. market value value as a saleable thing (opp. book value). put on the market offer for sale. Derivatives marketer n. marketing n. Etymology: ME ult. f. L mercatus f. mercari buy: see MERCHANT
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I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, probably from Continental GMC; akin to Old Saxon markat ~place, Old High German marcāt, both ultimately from Latin mercatus trade, ~place, from mercari to trade, from merc-, merx merchandise Date: 12th century 1. a. a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade by private purchase and sale and usually not by auction, the people assembled at such a meeting, b. a public place where a ~ is held, a retail establishment usually of a specified kind , the act or an instance of buying and selling, the rate or price offered for a commodity or security, 4. a. a geographic area of demand for commodities or services, a specified category of potential buyers , the course of commercial activity by which the exchange of commodities is effected ; extent of demand , c. an opportunity for selling , the available supply of or potential demand for specified goods or services , the area of economic activity in which buyers and sellers come together and the forces of supply and demand affect prices , II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to expose for sale in a ~, sell, intransitive verb to deal in a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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