market definition

1. the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
• examples: without competition there would be no market
• examples: they were driven from the marketplace
2. the customers for a particular product or service
• examples: before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it
3. the securities markets in the aggregate
• examples: the market always frustrates the small investor
4. an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
5. engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
• examples: The company is marketing its new line of beauty products
6. buy household supplies
• examples: We go marketing every Saturday
7. deal in a market