market meaning and definition

MARKET noun

Definition of market (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: market place, marketplace
2. the customers for a particular product or service
   • "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"
3. a marketplace where groceries are sold
   • "the grocery store included a meat market"
   • synonyms: food market, grocery, grocery store
4. the securities markets in the aggregate
   • "the market always frustrates the small investor"
   • synonyms: securities industry
5. an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
   • synonyms: market place, marketplace, mart

MARKET verb

Definition of market (verb)

1. engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
   • "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"
2. buy household supplies
   • "We go marketing every Saturday"
3. deal in a market
4. make commercial
   • "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"
   • synonyms: commercialise, commercialize