English noun: market | |||
1. | market (act) the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold | ||
Samples | Without competition there would be no market. They were driven from the marketplace. | ||
Synonyms | market place, marketplace | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | black market, buyer's market, buyers' market, gray market, grey market, labor market, monopoly, monopsony, oligopoly, seller's market, sellers' market, soft market | ||
Part holonym | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise | ||
2. | market (group) the customers for a particular product or service | ||
Samples | Before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | black market | ||
3. | market (artifact) a marketplace where groceries are sold | ||
Samples | The grocery store included a meat market. | ||
Synonyms | food market, grocery, grocery store | ||
Broader (hypernym) | market, market place, marketplace, mart | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | greengrocery, supermarket | ||
Part holonym | shelf | ||
4. | market (group) the securities markets in the aggregate | ||
Samples | The market always frustrates the small investor. | ||
Synonyms | securities industry | ||
Broader (hypernym) | industry | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bear market, bull market, money market, the City, the Street, Wall Street | ||
Member holonym | nondepository financial institution, securities market, stock exchange, stock market | ||
5. | market (artifact) an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up | ||
Synonyms | market place, marketplace, mart | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | agora, agora, bazaar, bazar, food market, grocery, grocery store, market, market square, open-air market, open-air marketplace, public square, slave market | ||
English verb: market | |||
1. | market (possession) engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of | ||
Samples | The company is marketing its new line of beauty products. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | merchandise, trade | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | offer | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
2. | market (possession) buy household supplies | ||
Samples | We go marketing every Saturday. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shop | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
3. | market (possession) deal in a market | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deal, sell, trade | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
4. | market (change) make commercial | ||
Samples | Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life. | ||
Synonyms | commercialise, commercialize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||