market

Everyday

1. A market is a place, often outdoors with stalls, where people buy and sell food and other things. tree →
2. The market for something is how many people want to buy it. tree →
3. The stock market is where people buy and sell parts of companies. tree →
4. To market something is to tell people about it so they buy it. tree →

In the lessons

a setting for buying and selling: prices, amounts sold, money left; in everyday life: farmers' markets, the Saturday market, «supermarket»; in social studies: sellers set prices, buyers choose; phrases: «on the market» (for sale), «market stall», «go to market»

Examples

• She bought 3 kg of apples at the market. tree →
• At the market eggs cost $2 a dozen. tree →
• He sold 25 melons at the market. tree →
• How much did she spend at the market? tree →
• We buy fresh vegetables at the farmers' market. tree →
• The market stalls sell fruit, cheese and flowers. tree →
• Their old house is on the market. tree →
• The company marketed the new toy on TV. tree →
• This little piggy went to market. tree →
• Next day the mother went to market. tree →

Note

A story word; buying takes money away, selling brings it in. Change = money paid − cost. «Market» is countable (two markets). A supermarket is a big shop, not an outdoor market.