Collocations for market - noun
1. place where people go to buy and sell things
ADJ.
open-air, outdoor, street | covered, indoor | antiques, cattle, fruit and vegetable, etc. | flea
(= that sells old or used goods at low prices)
(= that sells old or used goods at low prices)
VERB + MARKET
hold
The market is held on Wednesdays.
The market is held on Wednesdays.
go to | take sth to
They took the pigs to market.
They took the pigs to market.
MARKET + NOUN
square | town | day
PREP.
at/in a/the ~
to buy some fish at the market
to buy some fish at the market
2. business/trade
ADJ.
competitive | active, booming, bullish, lively, strong, thriving | bull
(finance),
(finance),
rising | depressed, dull, sluggish, weak | bear
(finance),
(finance),
falling | steady | buyer''s, seller''s | foreign, global, international, overseas, world | domestic, home, internal, local | single
the completion of the European single market in 1992
the completion of the European single market in 1992
common | economic | free | open | black
(= illegal)
(= illegal)
bond, capital, commodity, consumer, currency, export, financial, foreign exchange, futures, housing, money, product, property, securities, stock | car, computer, etc. | job, labour
VERB + MARKET
put sth on | come on/onto
A new model has come on the market.
A new model has come on the market.
develop | break into, get into, penetrate
They''re hoping to get into the Far Eastern market.
They''re hoping to get into the Far Eastern market.
capture, corner, monopolize | supply | flood
flooding the market with cheap foreign goods
flooding the market with cheap foreign goods
lose | depress | play
an investor who knows how to play the market - and win
an investor who knows how to play the market - and win
MARKET + VERB
open up
The Chinese market has opened up recently.
The Chinese market has opened up recently.
boom | pick up, rally | slump | be down, be up
The market was down 15 per cent.
The market was down 15 per cent.
close
The market closed weaker.
The market closed weaker.
open
MARKET + NOUN
price, value | conditions | leader | position, share | sector | trends
PREP.
in/into a/the ~
changes in the UK market
changes in the UK market
on the ~
one of the best car deals on the market
one of the best car deals on the market
~ in
a thriving market in second-hand cars
a thriving market in second-hand cars
PHRASES
be in the market for sth
(= be interested in buying sth),
(= be interested in buying sth),
the bottom''s dropped/fallen out of the market
(= the market has collapsed),
(= the market has collapsed),
a gap in the market, the bottom/lower/top/upper end of the market
3. people who want to buy sth
ADJ.
big, good, huge, large | poor, small | expanding, growing | shrinking | ready | niche
VERB + MARKET
create
The company has created a niche market for itself.
The company has created a niche market for itself.
MARKET + VERB
expand, grow | shrink | collapse | bear sth
We will charge whatever the market will bear (= as much as people can be persuaded to pay).
We will charge whatever the market will bear (= as much as people can be persuaded to pay).
MARKET + NOUN
segment | niche | research
PREP.
~ for
the market for new cars
the market for new cars
4. the free market
VERB + MARKET
leave sth to
Some services cannot be left to the market.
Some services cannot be left to the market.
MARKET + NOUN
forces | economy