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Common collocations with market in American Collocation

market noun

US /ˈmɑrkət/

with a lot of competition

competitive
crowded
tough

In a highly competitive market, pharmaceutical companies are under intense pressure to increase efficiency.

successful

booming
buoyant
healthy
profitable
thriving

People are rebuilding MGs again and the spares market is booming.

not successful

depressed
sluggish
weak

When the market is in a depressed state, properties can be difficult to sell.

changing often

volatile

The market was initially extremely volatile, with sales swinging wildly from year to year.

with no restrictions

free
open

There is no way of controlling a free market.

illegal

black
illegal

There is a growing trade in illegally obtained fish and some large specimens may fetch as much as £1000 each on the black market.

worldwide

global
worldwide

The pace of change in global financial markets is accelerating.

overseas

foreign
international
overseas

If you want to service overseas markets, you’ll have to think about using foreign language pages on your website.

in your own country or area

domestic
home
internal
local

We are a small family business which specialises in better quality carpets for the domestic market.

of a particular type

commercial
export
financial
rental
retail

Why have the various sections of the retail market retained ‘old-style’ pricing strategies?

advertising
car
energy
housing
insurance
labour
livestock
mortgage
oil
property
software

The internet advertising market is growing rapidly.

enter a market

break into
enter
get into
move into
penetrate
re-enter

Digisoft announced plans to enter the computer games market.

be the most powerful company in a market

capture
corner
dominate
lead
monopolize

As an after-work drinking spot, Occo is pretty much cornering the local market.

put a product on the market

bring something to
put something on

Just over one in ten properties are put on the market by corporate landlords.

take a product off the market

take something off
withdraw something from

The drug has now been withdrawn from the market for safety reasons.

become available on the market

appear on
come on
come onto
hit
reach

You might have heard of a few great offers coming on the broadband market recently.

come onto a market in large quantities

flood
saturate

We need to stop goods which are inefficient in energy flooding our markets.

supply a market

serve
service
supply

Birds like these have a high commercial value and are often taken to supply the falconry market.

make rules that control a market

regulate

It is essential that this market is regulated efficiently and effectively.

remove rules that control a market

deregulate
liberalize

The Government’s action plan takes on board the OFT’s recommendations for liberalising this important market.

find out about a market

analyse
look at
research
test

Take the time to research the car insurance market for the best deals.

make a market operate in a wrong or harmful way

disrupt
distort

It’s not the market itself which is the problem, but the market distorted by banks and monopolies.

make good use of a market

capitalize on
exploit
tap into

The company needs to be applauded for exploiting a new market.

make a market more stable

stabilise

The objective behind capping the rent is to stabilise the market.