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F. marché.
See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
1. A meeting together of people, at a stated
time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions,
wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a
market is held in the town every week.

He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares

At wakes, and wassails, meetings, markets, fairs.

Shak.

Three women and a goose make a
market.

Old Saying.

2. A public place (as an open space in a
town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or
market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.

There is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a
pool.

John v. 2.

3. An opportunity for selling anything;
demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or
country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for
one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that
region; India is a market for English goods.

There is a third thing to be considered: how a
market can be created for produce, or how production can be
limited to the capacities of the market.

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