market

A market is a place where people go to buy things from people who sell them. In many countries around the world, the market or marketplace is outside. In the United States, a market or supermarket is inside a large building.

• When Faduma was a little girl, she used to go to the market every day with her mother.
• Now that she lives in the United States, she goes to the market once or twice a week.
• An outdoor market is a great place to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.
• Farmers’ markets are becoming more popular in our area.

a farmers’ market

A market is also a place where economic activity takes place on a very large scale, within and among countries.

• In college, students of business learn how markets function in society.
• Weather conditions can have an impact on the market.
• The market responds to the availability of energy supplies such as gas and coal.

When the word "market" is used as a verb, it describes the process of bringing a product to the marketplace where it can be purchased by consumers.

• That company markets its products to older shoppers.
• They’re marketing a new type of chewing gum.
• This product was marketed to younger consumers, but it failed to attract much interest.

The words "market" and "marketing" can be used as adjectives:

• Helen is a marketing major.
• Interest rates move up and down according to market conditions.
• Market incentives can influence how people make purchasing decisions.

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March 31, 2014