market

n 1: the world of commercial activity where goods and services

are bought and sold; "without competition there would be

no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"

[syn: {marketplace}]

2: the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always

frustates the small investor" [syn: {securities industry}]

3: the customers for a particular product or service; "before

they publish any book they try to determine the size of

the market for it"

4: a store where groceries are sold; "the grocery store

included a meat market" [syn: {grocery store}, {grocery}]

v 1: have or produce for sale

2: deal in a market

3: make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized

their way of life" [syn: {commercialize}]