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 , market place ]

the customers for a particular product or service; before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it'

a marketplace where groceries are sold; the grocery store included a meat market

[ Syn: grocery store , grocery , food market ]

the securities markets in the aggregate; the market always frustrates the small investor

[ Syn: securities industry ]

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

[ Syn: marketplace , market place , mart ]

engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; The company is marketing its new line of beauty products'

buy household supplies; We go marketing every Saturday'

deal in a market

make commercial; Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life

[ Syn: commercialize , commercialise ]