market penetration | the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market |
economy saving | an act of economizing, reduction in cost, it was a small economy to walk to work every day, there was a saving ofcents |
economy of scale | the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production |
marketing research market research | research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer |
market analysis | marketing research that yields information about the marketplace |
token economy | a form of behavior therapy that has been used in some mental institutions, patients are rewarded with tokens for appropriate behavior and the tokens may be cashed in for valued rewards |
market gardening | the growing of vegetables or flowers for market |
market capitalization market capitalisation | an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share |
market marketplace market place | 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 |
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 |
grey market gray 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 |
butcher shop meat market | a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold |
cabin class second class economy class | a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations |
commodity exchange commodities exchange commodities market | an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery |
curb market | a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange |
farmer's market green market greenmarket | an open-air marketplace for farm products |
futures exchange futures market forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
grocery store grocery food market market | a marketplace where groceries are sold, the grocery store included a meat market |
market garden | a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing |
marketplace market place mart market | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up |
open-air market open-air marketplace market square | a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold |
over-theounter market OTC market | a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange |
slave market | a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War) |
spot market | a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future |
stock exchange stock market securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
economy thriftiness | frugality in the expenditure of money or resources, the Scots are famous for their economy |
economy | the efficient use of resources, economy of effort |
economics economic science political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
market order | an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price |
stock index stock market index | index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks |
market letter | a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers |
market securities industry | the securities markets in the aggregate, the market always frustrates the small investor |
bear market | a market characterized by falling prices for securities |
bull market | a market characterized by rising prices for securities |
money market | a market for short-term debt instruments |
European Union EU European Community EC European Economic Community EEC Common Market Europe | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members, he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union |
capitalism capitalist economy | an economic system based on private ownership of capital |
black economy | a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported, no one knows how large the black economy really is |
market economy free enterprise private enterprise laissez-faire economy | an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices |
mixed economy | an economic system that combines private and state enterprises |
non-market economy | an economy that is not a market economy |
socialism socialist economy | an economic system based on state ownership of capital |
economy economic system | the system of production and distribution and consumption |
managed economy | a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices |
communist economy | the managed economy of a communist state |
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 |
black market | people who engage in illicit trade |