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[ˈmɑːkɪt] noun I
1) [C] a place, especially outside, where people sell goods
a flower/fish/antiques market[/ex]
a street market[/ex]
a market trader[/ex]
2) [singular] trade in goods of a particular type
Changes in the weather affect the market in fruit and vegetables.[/ex]
We're hoping to increase our share of the market.[/ex]
3) [C] a particular place or group of people that a product is sold to
overseas markets[/ex]
France is the main market for our shellfish.[/ex]
4) [C] a stock market
Trading has been slow on the New York and Tokyo markets this morning.[/ex]
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be in the market for sth — to want to buy something[/ex]
Most people are not in the market for this kind of product.[/ex]
on the market — available to buy[/ex]
Computers as powerful as this are not yet on the market.[/ex]
II
verb [T]
market [ˈmɑːkɪt]
to use advertising and other methods to persuade people to buy something

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