antimarket |
combined form of market. |
arbitrage |
the purchase of a security or commodity in one financial market and its immediate resale in a different market, used as a way to profit from the difference in market prices. [1/3 definitions] |
bazaar |
an outdoor street market made up of rows of little shops or stalls where people buy and sell things. [1/2 definitions] |
bear2 |
one who believes that prices will fall in a particular market such as the stock market, esp. one who sells on the basis of this expectation. (Cf. bull1.) [2/5 definitions] |
bearish |
of or pertaining to a real or expected decline in the stock market or in the economy. [1/2 definitions] |
black-market |
to buy or sell on the black market. |
black marketeer |
one who buys or sells in the black market. |
bourg |
a French town with a market. [1/2 definitions] |
break into |
to successfully launch oneself into (a particular profession) or to launch one's business into (a particular market). [1/6 definitions] |
bull1 |
one who believes that prices will rise in a particular market such as the stock market, esp. one who buys on the basis of this expectation. (Cf. bear2.) [1/9 definitions] |
bullish |
of, concerning, or characteristic of a booming economy or stock market or a person who expects it to be so. [1/3 definitions] |
buyer's market |
a market or economy in which prices are relatively low because of an abundance of goods or services. (Cf. seller's market.) |
capitalism |
an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. [1/3 definitions] |
cattleman |
a person, such as a rancher or farmer, who tends, feeds, or raises cattle, esp. for the market. |
commodities trade |
the purchase and sale of raw goods, such as agricultural products or materials derived from natural resources, that have uniform value across an economic market, as opposed to the purchase and sale of services or branded products. |
couture |
those who design, make, and market fashionable clothing, considered collectively. [1/2 definitions] |
crash1 |
to decline suddenly or fall, as a financial market or currency. [1/17 definitions] |
dump |
to market a great quantity of (goods) at a reduced price in another country, so as to undercut foreign competition. [2/10 definitions] |
duopoly |
control of a commodity in a market area by two suppliers or producers. (Cf. monopoly.) |
duopsony |
the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers, who can thus exert great influence on price. (Cf. monopsony, oligopsony.) |