MARKET

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, probably from Continental GMC; akin to Old Saxon markat ~place, Old High German marcāt, both ultimately from Latin mercatus trade, ~place, from mercari to trade, from merc-, merx merchandise Date: 12th century 1. a. a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade by private purchase and sale and usually not by auction, the people assembled at such a meeting, b. a public place where a ~ is held, a retail establishment usually of a specified kind , the act or an instance of buying and selling, the rate or price offered for a commodity or security, 4. a. a geographic area of demand for commodities or services, a specified category of potential buyers , the course of commercial activity by which the exchange of commodities is effected ; extent of demand , c. an opportunity for selling , the available supply of or potential demand for specified goods or services , the area of economic activity in which buyers and sellers come together and the forces of supply and demand affect prices , II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to expose for sale in a ~, sell , intransitive verb to deal in a ~