| market | | |
| n. (act) | 1. market, market place, marketplace | the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold.; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ business enterprise, business, commercial enterprise | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.; "computers are now widely used in business" |
| ~ black market | an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls. |
| ~ buyer's market, buyers' market, soft market | a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy. |
| ~ gray market, grey market | an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency. |
| ~ seller's market, sellers' market | a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell. |
| ~ labor market | the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers. |
| ~ monopoly | (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like" |
| ~ monopsony | (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer. |
| ~ oligopoly | (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors. |
| n. (group) | 2. market | the customers for a particular product or service.; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it" |
| ~ social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class | people having the same social, economic, or educational status.; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" |
| ~ black market | people who engage in illicit trade. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. food market, grocery, grocery store, market | a marketplace where groceries are sold.; "the grocery store included a meat market" |
| ~ greengrocery | a greengrocer's grocery store. |
| ~ market place, mart, marketplace, market | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up. |
| ~ shelf | a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects. |
| ~ supermarket | a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods. |
| n. (group) | 4. market, securities industry | the securities markets in the aggregate.; "the market always frustrates the small investor" |
| ~ securities market, stock exchange, stock market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers. |
| ~ industry | the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise.; "each industry has its own trade publications" |
| ~ bear market | a market characterized by falling prices for securities. |
| ~ bull market | a market characterized by rising prices for securities. |
| ~ the city | used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain. |
| ~ the street, wall street | used to allude to the securities industry of the United States. |
| ~ money market | a market for short-term debt instruments. |
| ~ nondepository financial institution | a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. market, market place, marketplace, mart | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up. |
| ~ public square, agora | a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece. |
| ~ bazar, bazaar | a street of small shops (especially in Orient). |
| ~ food market, grocery, grocery store, market | a marketplace where groceries are sold.; "the grocery store included a meat market" |
| ~ mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet | a place of business for retailing goods. |
| ~ market square, open-air market, open-air marketplace | a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold. |
| ~ slave market | a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War). |
| ~ agora | the marketplace in ancient Greece. |
| v. (possession) | 6. market | engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of.; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ merchandise, trade | engage in the trade of.; "he is merchandising telephone sets" |
| ~ offer | make available for sale.; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week" |
| v. (possession) | 7. market | buy household supplies.; "We go marketing every Saturday" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ shop | do one's shopping.; "She goes shopping every Friday" |
| v. (possession) | 8. market | deal in a market. |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ sell, trade, deal | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| v. (change) | 9. commercialise, commercialize, market | make commercial.; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| meet | | |
| n. (event) | 1. meet, sports meeting | a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held. |
| ~ track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it. |
| ~ athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics | a contest between athletes. |
| ~ gymkhana | a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes. |
| ~ race meeting | a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track.; "the Epsom race meeting was an important social event" |
| ~ regatta | a meeting for boat races. |
| ~ swim meet, swimming meet | a swimming competition between two or more teams. |
| ~ track meet | a track and field competition between two or more teams. |
| v. (motion) | 2. come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see | come together.; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" |
| ~ intersect, cross | meet at a point. |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| v. (social) | 3. get together, meet | get together socially or for a specific purpose. |
| ~ pick up | meet someone for sexual purposes.; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars" |
| ~ reunite | have a reunion; unite again. |
| ~ rendezvous | meet at a rendezvous. |
| ~ call in, visit, call | pay a brief visit.; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" |
| ~ fete, celebrate | have a celebration.; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" |
| v. (stative) | 4. converge, meet | be adjacent or come together.; "The lines converge at this point" |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| ~ breast | meet at breast level.; "The runner breasted the tape" |
| v. (consumption) | 5. fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy | fill or meet a want or need. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ answer | be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of.; "This may answer her needs" |
| ~ appease, quell, stay | overcome or allay.; "quell my hunger" |
| ~ feed on, feed upon | be sustained by.; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" |
| ~ quench, slake, allay, assuage | satisfy (thirst).; "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
| v. (stative) | 6. conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| ~ coordinate | be co-ordinated.; "These activities coordinate well" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| ~ fill the bill, fit the bill | be what is needed or be good enough for what is required.; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?" |
| ~ behoove, behove | be appropriate or necessary.; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter" |
| ~ live up to, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil | meet the requirements or expectations of. |
| ~ accommodate, fit, suit | be agreeable or acceptable to.; "This suits my needs" |
| v. (social) | 7. cope with, match, meet | satisfy or fulfill.; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" |
| ~ cope, get by, grapple, make do, manage, contend, deal, make out | come to terms with.; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
| v. (social) | 8. assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| ~ aggroup, group | form a group or group together. |
| ~ meet | meet by design; be present at the arrival of.; "Can you meet me at the train station?" |
| ~ encounter, meet, run across, come across, run into, see | come together.; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" |
| ~ congregate | come together, usually for a purpose.; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve" |
| ~ hive | move together in a hive or as if in a hive.; "The bee swarms are hiving" |
| ~ fort, fort up | gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense. |
| ~ convene | meet formally.; "The council convened last week" |
| ~ cluster, clump, constellate, flock | come together as in a cluster or flock.; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" |
| ~ crowd together, crowd | to gather together in large numbers.; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" |
| ~ converge | move or draw together at a certain location.; "The crowd converged on the movie star" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ turn out | come and gather for a public event.; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York" |
| ~ caucus | meet to select a candidate or promote a policy. |
| ~ club | gather and spend time together.; "They always club together" |
| v. (social) | 9. meet | get to know; get acquainted with.; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore" |
| v. (motion) | 10. meet | meet by design; be present at the arrival of.; "Can you meet me at the train station?" |
| ~ meet up with | meet with by appointment.; "She met up with her former lover" |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| v. (competition) | 11. encounter, meet, play, take on | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ confront, face | oppose, as in hostility or a competition.; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" |
| ~ play | employ in a game or in a specific position.; "They played him on first base" |
| ~ play | use or move.; "I had to play my queen" |
| ~ play | shoot or hit in a particular manner.; "She played a good backhand last night" |
| ~ replay | repeat a game against the same opponent.; "Princeton replayed Harvard" |
| v. (stative) | 12. encounter, meet, receive | experience as a reaction.; "My proposal met with much opposition" |
| ~ experience, have | undergo.; "The stocks had a fast run-up" |
| v. (perception) | 13. meet, suffer | undergo or suffer.; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (contact) | 14. adjoin, contact, meet, touch | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| ~ spread over, cover | form a cover over.; "The grass covered the grave" |
| ~ cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick | come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" |
| ~ scratch, fray, rub, chafe, fret | cause friction.; "my sweater scratches" |
| ~ attach | be attached; be in contact with. |
| ~ hug | fit closely or tightly.; "The dress hugged her hips" |
| ~ abut, adjoin, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, border, march | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" |
| ~ border, environ, surround, skirt, ring | extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.; "The forest surrounds my property" |
| ~ lean against, lean on, rest on | rest on for support.; "you can lean on me if you get tired" |
| ~ converge, meet | be adjacent or come together.; "The lines converge at this point" |
| adj. | 15. fitting, meet | being precisely fitting and right.; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" |
| ~ just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
Recent comments
3 days 22 hours ago
16 weeks 6 hours ago
22 weeks 4 days ago
35 weeks 6 days ago
38 weeks 6 days ago
40 weeks 4 days ago
48 weeks 13 hours ago
50 weeks 4 days ago
52 weeks 16 hours ago
52 weeks 21 hours ago