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market

[mahr-kit] / ˈmɑr kɪt /
VERB
package and sell goods
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Total addressable market is an estimate of the annual revenue a company could theoretically capture if it hit 100% market share.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Sharpe’s argument boils down to the simple insight that beating the market is a zero-sum game before transaction costs — but after transaction costs are taken into account, it becomes a negative-sum game.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Druckenmiller said there was no dysfunction in the market that would warrant such a move and that high inflation and runaway federal debt were among the forces driving up yields.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Since not everyone can be above average, the net result is that beating the market remains as difficult and elusive as ever.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

An investor who went from the stock market to the bond market was like a small, furry creature raised on an island without predators removed to a pit full of pythons.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Dick’s Sporting Goods fell 31% to $124.31 after the sportswear chain cut its operating income outlook, citing increasingly tough conditions in the athletic footwear and apparel markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

But some markets, particularly in the Midwest, are seeing big gains.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, global markets have had a muted response to the announcement.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Judging by the emails I get from Wall Street firms, a consensus is developing in the markets that the Federal Reserve will stand pat at its September meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

They were selected by an uncommon character, with an uncommon view of the financial markets, operating alone and apart.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Chicken was something of a side act to the main stage, marketed primarily as a kid’s-meal option.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

It had been marketed as “perfect for a school or embassy or an exceptional private home.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Skye MRT also used a Facebook post to question how the route was marketed.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Li initially marketed his product to Chinese nationals and Hong Kong’s roughly seven million people, and later expanded under the brand Moomoo to the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

This chemical was misused by a number of cranberry growers in 1959, producing residues on some of the marketed berries.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“Our branding and marketing must deliver demand,” Wright said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

WSJ: How do you want Tariq Hassan to rethink marketing?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

But for the members of Santos Bravos, the cultural exchange goes beyond marketing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

WRIGHT: Our branding and marketing must deliver demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“People like having stuff, and stuff is good for people,” said Thomas C. O’Guinn, a professor of advertising at the University of Illinois who has written textbooks on marketing and consumption.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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