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{ "term": "market", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "image": "data/images/ci/city.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an occasion when people buy and sell goods; the open area or building where they meet to do this", "sensetop": "at the market", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a fruit/flower/fish market" }, { "text": "an antiques market" }, { "text": "an indoor/a street market" }, { "text": "market stalls/traders" }, { "text": "We buy our fruit and vegetables at the market.", "contextForm": "at the market" }, { "text": "Thursday is **market day**." }, { "text": "Every town here has its street market." }, { "text": "They took the pigs to market." }, { "text": "He bought the socks from a market stall in Gloucester." }, { "text": "The town was granted a charter to hold a market on Fridays." }, { "text": "You can buy seaweed at any local market." }, { "text": "Market traders donned traditional costumes to sell their mouth-watering crepes, cheeses and wines." } ], "topics": ["Shopping"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["open-air", "outdoor", "street"], "verb + market": ["hold", "go to", "take something to"], "market + noun": ["square", "town", "day"], "preposition": ["at a/the market", "in a/the market"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "business or trade, or the amount of trade in a particular type of goods", "labels": "(North American English)(British English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the world market in coffee" }, { "text": "They have increased their **share of the market** by 10 per cent." }, { "text": "the property/housing/job market *(= the number and type of houses, jobs, etc. that are available)*" }, { "text": "They have **cornered the market in** sportswear *(= sell the most)*." }, { "text": "New companies have **entered the market**." }, { "text": "The big players still **dominate the market**." }, { "text": "A relatively small group of collectors drives the art market." }, { "text": "Organic product lines have expanded from serving a small niche market." }, { "text": "Their books were geared to a mass market." }, { "text": "Lenders have flooded the market with easy credit." }, { "text": "Markets evolve in response to consumer demands." }, { "text": "They seem to have identified a gap in the market." }, { "text": "Rising mortgage rates will price some people out of the market." }, { "text": "We will charge whatever the market will bear." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["competitive", "active", "booming"], "verb + market": ["put something on", "come on", "come onto"], "market + verb": ["open up", "boom", "grow"], "market + noun": ["price", "value", "conditions"], "preposition": [ "in a/the market", "into a/the market", "on the market" ], "phrases": [ "be in the market for something", "the bottom drops out of the market", "the bottom falls out of the market" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a particular area, country or section of the population that might buy goods", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "exporters who want to access the Japanese market" }, { "text": "Expansion into the **global market** brings more risk." }, { "text": "They supply beef to the **domestic market**." }, { "text": "The young, health-conscious female consumer is our **target market**." }, { "text": "Emerging markets in Asia and Latin America represent the best export opportunities for us." }, { "text": "They're hoping to get into the Far Eastern market." }, { "text": "The disks are designed for professional applications, rather than the consumer market." }, { "text": "There is not a broad commercial market for these prints." }, { "text": "Giving away free toys is a popular way to tap the family market." }, { "text": "Both products are targeting the same market." }, { "text": "Single professionals with no children are a lucrative market." }, { "text": "The company has established new markets in China, Bermuda and Algeria." }, { "text": "New Zealand is competing in an international market for medical graduates." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "broad", "good"], "verb + market": ["create", "target", "reach"], "market + verb": ["expand", "grow", "shrink"], "market + noun": ["segment", "niche", "research"], "preposition": ["market for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the number of people who want to buy something", "sensetop": "market (for something)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a growing/declining market for second-hand cars" }, { "text": "There's not much of a market for tourist art on the island." } ], "synonyms": "demand", "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "broad", "good"], "verb + market": ["create", "target", "reach"], "market + verb": ["expand", "grow", "shrink"], "market + noun": ["segment", "niche", "research"], "preposition": ["market for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "people who buy and sell goods in competition with each other", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The market will decide if the TV station has any future." }, { "text": "a market-based/market-led/market-driven economy" }, { "text": "innovative products at the forefront of market trends" }, { "text": "He believes that regulating the market is a good thing." }, { "text": "Some services cannot be left to the market." } ], "collocations": { "verb + market": ["leave something to", "regulate", "deregulate"], "market + noun": ["forces", "economy", "economics"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the business of buying and selling shares in companies and the place where this happens; a stock exchange", "examples": [ { "text": "the futures market" }, { "text": "a market crash" }, { "text": "The market closed weaker." }, { "text": "The markets reacted quickly to the negative publicity." }, { "text": "The market was down 15 per cent." }, { "text": "He believes oil stocks will outperform the market over the next 12 months." }, { "text": "Government attempts to manipulate currency markets tend to backfire." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a situation in which there is a lot of a particular item for sale, so that prices are low and people buying have a choice", "examples": [ { "text": "In a buyer's market, the commodity is plentiful and so its price is not high." } ], "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "interested in buying something", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm not in the market for a new car at the moment." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "available for people to buy", "examples": [ { "text": "to put your house on the market" }, { "text": "The house came on the market last year." }, { "text": "There are hundreds of different brands on the market." } ], "topics": ["Business"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "available to buy without any limits", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to buy and sell stocks and shares in order to make a profit", "examples": [ { "text": "He is a skilled investor who knows how to play the market—and win." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to charge such a high price for your goods, services, etc. that nobody wants to buy them", "examples": [ { "text": "Some leading UK firms are pricing themselves out of the market." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a situation in which people selling something have an advantage, because there is not a lot of a particular item for sale, and prices can be kept high", "examples": [ { "text": "In a seller’s market, demand exceeds supply, and prices are high." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop something from being sold", "examples": [ { "text": "The slimming pills were taken off the market." }, { "text": "Thousands of egg products were taken off the shelves following the health scare." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːkɪt/", "audio": "ma/market/market__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːrkɪt/", "audio": "ma/market/market__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English, via Anglo-Norman French from Latin mercatus, from mercari ‘buy’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’." }