market

/ˈmär-kət/

Middle English, probably from Continental Germanic; akin to Old Saxon markat marketplace, Old High German marcāt, both ultimately from Latin mercatus trade, marketplace, from mercari to trade, from merc-, merx merchandise

noun

  1. a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade by private purchase and sale and usually not by auction

  2. the people assembled at such a meeting

  3. a public place where a market is held; especially : a place where provisions are sold at wholesale

verb

  1. to expose for sale in a market

  2. sell

  3. to deal in a market

noun

  1. a variety of consumer goods and services used to calculate a consumer price index