n. the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"

n. 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"

n. the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"

n. a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market"

v. engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products"

v. deal in a market

v. make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"

n. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

n. a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

n. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

n. a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

n. narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade

n. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

n. mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"

v. sell or offer for sale from place to place

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

v. sell on the retail market