- market
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 place where people go to buy and sell thingsADJECTIVE▪ open-air, outdoor, street▪ covered, indoor (both esp. BrE)▪ cattle, fruit and vegetable, etc.▪ antique, antiques▪ farmers'▪
She buys her vegetables from the local farmers' market.
▪ flea (= that sells old or used goods at low prices)VERB + MARKET▪ hold▪The market is held on Wednesdays.
▪ go to▪ take sth to▪They took the pigs to market.
MARKET + NOUN▪ square▪ town (esp. BrE)▪ day▪ trader (esp. BrE)▪ stallPREPOSITION▪ at a/the market, in a/the market▪I want to buy some fresh fish at the market.
2 business/tradeADJECTIVE▪ competitive▪ active, booming, bullish, lively, strong, thriving▪ bull (finance), rising▪ depressed, sluggish, weak▪ bear (finance), falling▪ steady▪ buyer's, seller's▪ foreign, global, international, overseas, world▪ domestic, home, internal, local▪ consumer, retail▪The disks are designed for professional applications, rather than the consumer market.
▪ single▪the completion of the European single market in 1992
▪ common▪ economic▪ free▪ open▪ black (= illegal)▪ bond, capital, commodity, credit, currency, equity, financial, foreign-exchange, futures, money, securities, stock▪ export▪ housing, property (esp. BrE), real estate (AmE)▪ art, car, computer, etc.▪ job, labour/laborVERB + MARKET▪ put sth on▪ come on, come onto, hit▪A new model has come on the market.
▪ develop, expand▪ break into, enter, get into, penetrate▪They're hoping to get into the Far Eastern market.
▪ capture, corner, dominate, monopolize▪ control, drive▪A relatively small group of collectors drives the art market.
▪ distort, manipulate▪Government attempts to manipulate currency markets tend to backfire.
▪ supply▪ flood, saturate▪Lenders have flooded the market with easy credit.
▪The market was flooded with cheap foreign goods.
▪ lose▪ depress▪ play▪an investor who knows how to play the market—and win
▪ outperform▪He believes oil stocks will outperform the market over the next 12 months.
MARKET + VERB▪ open up▪The Chinese market has opened up recently.
▪ boom, grow▪The organic food market is growing at 10% a year.
▪ develop, evolve, mature▪Markets evolve in response to consumer demands.
▪ pick up, rally▪ decline▪ collapse, crash, slump, tank (informal, esp. AmE)▪ bottom (esp. AmE), bottom out▪ be down, be up▪The market was down 15%.
▪ react, respond▪The markets reacted quickly to the negative publicity.
▪ close▪The stock market closed weaker.
▪ openMARKET + NOUN▪ price, value▪ conditions▪ volatility▪ leader▪ position, share▪ penetration▪ sector▪ trendsPREPOSITION▪ in a/the market, into a/the market▪changes in the UK market
▪ on the market▪one of the best car deals on the market
▪ market in▪a thriving market in second-hand cars
PHRASES▪ be in the market for sth (= be interested in buying sth)▪ the bottom drops out of the market, the bottom falls out of the market (= the market collapses)▪ a gap in the market (esp. BrE)▪They seem to have identified a gap in the market.
▪ the bottom, lower, top, upper, etc. end of the market▪ price sb/yourself out of the market▪Rising mortgage rates will price some people out of the market.
3 people who want to buy sthADJECTIVE▪ big, broad, good, huge, large▪ mass▪Their books were geared to a mass market.
▪ commercial▪There is not a broad commercial market for these prints.
▪ poor, small▪ emerging▪Emerging markets in Asia and Latin America represent the best export opportunities for us.
▪ expanding, growing▪ shrinking▪ ready▪ niche▪ target▪The young, health-conscious female consumer is our target market.
▪ lucrative▪Single professionals with no children are a lucrative market.
VERB + MARKET▪ create▪The company has created a niche market for itself.
▪ target▪Both products are targeting the same market.
▪ reach, tap, tap into▪Giving away free toys is a popular way to tap the family market.
▪ serve▪Organic product lines have expanded from serving a small niche market.
MARKET + VERB▪ expand, grow▪ shrink▪ collapse▪ bear sth▪We will charge whatever the market will bear (= as much as people can be persuaded to pay).
MARKET + NOUN▪ segment▪ niche▪ research▪ researcher▪ demand▪The market demand for greener housing is growing.
PREPOSITION▪ market for▪the market for new cars
4 the free marketVERB + MARKET▪ leave sth to▪Some services cannot be left to the market.
▪ regulate▪He believes that regulating the market is a good thing.
▪ deregulateMARKET + NOUN▪ forces▪ economy▪ economics▪ reforms▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The government embraced Anglo-American style market reforms.
verbADVERB▪ commercially▪the first commercially marketed rice harvester
▪ heavily▪ effectively, successfully▪ cleverly▪ aggressively▪ actively▪ directly▪Many farmers have taken steps to directly market their meat to consumers.
▪ exclusively, specifically▪The low-alcohol wine is being marketed exclusively to women.
▪ online▪All her products are marketed online on her website.
PREPOSITION▪ as▪It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.
▪ through▪The product is being marketed through the existing sales force.
▪ to▪The company is not actively marketing its products to schools.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
