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on the market

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*on the market

openly available for sale. (*Typically: be ~; get something ~; put something ~.) We put our house on the market last year and it still hasn't sold.

See also: market, on

on the market

for sale We put our house on the market last spring.

See also: market, on

on the market

For sale; also, available for buying. For example, We've put the boat on the market, or This is the only tandem bicycle on the market right now. This phrase, first put as in the market, dates from the late 1600s; the first recorded use of the phrase with on was in 1891. Also see drug on the market.

See also: market, on

on the market

1. Available for buying: Many kinds of seasonal flowers are on the market.

2. Up for sale: They put the family business on the market.

See also: market, on