markets

NOUN

place, venue for selling goods

Synonyms

WEAK

bazaar bodega booth business chain store co-op corner store deli delicatessen department store dimestore drugstore emporium exchange fair general store grocery store mall mart outlet shop shopping mall showroom souk square stall stock exchange store supermarket trading post truck variety store warehouse

VERB

package and sell goods

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise display retail

STRONG

barter exchange merchandise vend wholesale

WEAK

offer for sale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hide

STRONG

buy

Example Sentences

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Capital Markets, said the market’s “substantial kneejerk reaction” that the weaker June payroll readings will allow the Fed to put off rate hikes is a mistake.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

Evan Seigerman, an analyst at BMO Capital Markets, pegs the near-term opportunity at roughly $3 billion a year in added sales, assuming modest uptake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The stock-market veteran putting investors on alert is Kevin Muir, author of The MacroTourist newsletter and formerly a derivative trader at RBC Capital Markets and Wintor Capital.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

Paul Meeks of Freedom Capital Markets called Nvidia a buy, arguing that skeptics have exaggerated threats to its GPU franchise.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Markets erred when they gave America Online the currency to buy Time Warner.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis