markets

mar-kets · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Places where goods are bought and sold; marketplaces.

  2. 2.

    Advertises or promotes (something).

  3. 3.

    Economic systems or spheres of commercial activity.

  4. 4.

    Demands for particular goods or services.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    financial markets — systems for trading securities and currencies
  • •
    black markets — illegal trading systems
  • •
    emerging markets — developing economies with growing trade

Related words

See also: commerce, market, marketplace, trade
Synonyms: bazaars, exchanges, marketplaces

Etymology

Plural and verb form of market, from Latin mercatus ("trade, marketplace"), from mercari ("to trade").