Из Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English:the market a) the stock market:
Most analysts are forecasting a further downturn in the market.
As soon as she graduated from college, she started to play the market (=risk money on the stock market).
The markets (=all the stock markets in the world) are better prepared for a weakening economy than they were ten years ago. b) the total amount of trade in a particular kind of goods:
Honda is trying to increase its market share.
the state of the art market
the housing/property etc market
Investors in the property market are worried about rising inflation.
the market in
the world market in aluminum
➔ bear market, bull market
c) the system in which all prices and wages depend on what goods people want to buy, how many they buy etc:
The president believes prices should be determined by the market, not the government.
➔ free market 3 on the market - available for people to buy:
The manufacturers say the device will be on the market by May.
Handguns are freely available on the open market (=for anyone to buy).
They knew it wasn't a good time to sell their house, but they still put it on the market (=offered it for sale).
a revolutionary new drug that has just come onto the market
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