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/ˈmɑːkɪts/ · mar·kets
noun
- A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic. The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh.
- City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise. The historic market square in the town center is a popular tourist destination.
- A grocery store Stop by the market on your way home and pick up some milk
verb
- To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them. We plan to market an ecology model by next quarter.
- To sell We marketed more this quarter already than all last year!
- To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods. The company markets its products globally.
Did you know? The word 'market' has been used to describe a place of exchange since the 14th century, with the first recorded market in England dating back to 1209.