market
/ˈmɑɹkɪt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A relatively spacious outdoor or covered site where traders set up stalls, either temporarily or permanently or semi-permanently, and buyers browse the merchandise.
noun
Any physical store selling groceries, such as a grocery store or convenience store.
noun
A geographical area or region where a certain commercial demand exists.
noun
A formally organized, sometimes monopolistic, system of trading in specified goods or effects.
noun
The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.
Example Sentences
- "The right to hold a weekly market was an invaluable privilege not given to all towns in the Middle Ages."
- "There's a market every Thursday and Saturday in the town square."
- "The market is a process, actuated by the interplay of the actions of the various individuals cooperating under the division of labor."
- "This site on North Street used to be the market, until it was redeveloped."
- "‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘[…] They tell me there was a recognized swag market down here.’"
- "The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. Only the city zoo offers greater species diversity."
Etymology
From Middle English market, from late Old English market (“market”) and Anglo-Norman markiet (Old French marchié); all ultimately from Latin mercātus (“trade, market”), from mercor (“to trade, deal in, buy”), itself derived from merx (“wares, merchandise”). Doublet of mart. Cognate with West Frisian merk (“market”), Dutch markt, German Markt, Danish and Norwegian marked (“market”), Faroese and Icelandic markaður (“market”), Swedish marknad (“market”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: market, markiet, marchié, mercātus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑɹkɪt/
- British English: /ˈmɑːkɪt/