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on the market

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɑn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt/ · UK /ɒn ðə ˈmɑːkɪt/

on the market means: Available for people to buy.

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FOR SALEB1

Available for people to buy.

  • Our house is on the market.
  • This is the cheapest laptop on the market.
  • They put the cottage on the market in May.

How to use it: be on the market (Their house is on the market.); put something on the market (They put their apartment on the market last week.)

Similar words: for sale, available

Common phrases: on the market, put on the market

AVAILABLE TO DATEB2

Single and available for a romantic relationship.

  • Are you back on the market?
  • She is on the market again after her divorce.
  • He told his friends he was officially on the market.

How to use it: be back on the market (After their breakup, he was back on the market.)

Similar words: single, available

Opposites: taken

Common phrases: on the market, back on the market

RESERVE PRICE REACHEDC2

At a property auction, the price offered is now high enough for the owner to accept a sale.

  • The property is now on the market.
  • The auctioneer announced that the house was on the market.
  • Once bidding reached the reserve, the land was on the market.

Common phrases: on the market, now on the market

Questions about on the market

What does on the market mean?

Available for people to buy.

What is on the market in other languages?

Türkçe: satılık · Español: en venta · Français: en vente · Deutsch: zum Verkauf · Italiano: in vendita · 日本語: 売りに出ている

How do you pronounce on the market?

In American English /ɑn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt/; in British English /ɒn ðə ˈmɑːkɪt/.

How do you use on the market in a sentence?

Our house is on the market. This is the cheapest laptop on the market.

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