market penetration | the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market |
blot smear smirch spot stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning, spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees |
spot welding spot-welding | creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points |
spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field, the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
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 |
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 |
spot jamming selective jamming | electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency |
beauty spot | a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment |
butcher shop meat market | a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold |
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 |
eight-spot eight | one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face |
farmer's market green market greenmarket | an open-air marketplace for farm products |
five-spot five | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips |
four-spot four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips |
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 |
hot spot hotspot | a lively entertainment spot |
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 |
nine-spot nine | one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face |
one-spot | a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip |
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 |
seven-spot seven | one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face |
six-spot six | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips |
slave market | a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War) |
spot | a business establishment for entertainment, night spot |
spot | a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value, an eight-spot |
spotlight spot | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area, used to focus attention of a stage performer |
spot market | a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future |
spot weld spot-weld | each of the welds made by welding at a separate point |
stock exchange stock market securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
ten-spot ten | one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face |
spot speckle dapple patch fleck maculation | a small contrasting part of something, a bald spot, a leopard's spots, a patch of clouds, patches of thin ice, a fleck of red |
worn spot fret | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion |
smudge spot blot daub smear smirch slur | a blemish made by dirt, he had a smudge on his cheek |
point spot | an outstanding characteristic, his acting was one of the high points of the movie |
weak part weak spot soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
liver spot | a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin |