open market
noun
: an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market
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But this also takes a huge advantage away from the Grizzlies, as opposing teams can now pay him a similar amount out on the open market.
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
While some bitcoin backers have been left disappointed by the lack of commitment to purchasing the token on the open market as a means of backing a strategic reserve, Trump has reined in the aggressive regulatory enforcement of the crypto industry that was a hallmark of the Biden administration.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Since the 1990s and the early years of this century, Russia’s business leaders and upper level bureaucrats have been focused on attaining economic independence—using Russia’s relatively open market for personal material gain.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
If Marner can get $14 million, what could that mean for someone like Eichel on the open market?
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
While some bitcoin backers have been left disappointed by the lack of commitment to purchasing the token on the open market as a means of backing a strategic reserve, Trump has reined in the aggressive regulatory enforcement of the crypto industry that was a hallmark of the Biden administration.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Since the 1990s and the early years of this century, Russia’s business leaders and upper level bureaucrats have been focused on attaining economic independence—using Russia’s relatively open market for personal material gain.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
If Marner can get $14 million, what could that mean for someone like Eichel on the open market?
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for open market
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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