markets

NOUN

place, venue for selling goods

Synonyms

WEAK

bazaar bodega booth business chain store co-op corner store deli delicatessen department store dimestore drugstore emporium exchange fair general store grocery store mall mart outlet shop shopping mall showroom souk square stall stock exchange store supermarket trading post truck variety store warehouse

VERB

package and sell goods

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise display retail

STRONG

barter exchange merchandise vend wholesale

WEAK

offer for sale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hide

STRONG

buy

Example Sentences

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But for now, the trading platform, which has some 300 million users worldwide, isn’t welcome in one of the world’s largest markets, despite years of entreaties to European politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Soon, she began selling their raw honey at local farmers markets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Cryptocurrency markets follow 24/7 trading, though, so they will not be impacted by the Fourth of July, or any federal holidays.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

“What I think is most important is that financial markets and, at least as important, households and businesses know that this central bank will deliver on price stability,” Warsh said.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

He was surprised that Charlie and Jamie, both now so alive to the possibility of dramatic change in the financial markets, were less alert and responsive to the possibilities outside those markets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis