on the market

on the market
ON SALE, (up) for sale, on offer, available, obtainable; N. Amer. on the block.
market

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adverb (or adjective)
see in the market 1

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on the market
1. Available for buying
2. On sale
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Main Entry:market

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on the market phrase
available to buy

Computers as powerful as this are not yet on the market.

put something on the market (=make it available for people to buy):

We’re going to put our house on the market.

come onto the market (=become available to buy):

Some very attractive properties will be coming onto the market next month.

Thesaurus: available to buysynonym
Main entry: market

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available for sale

he bought every new gadget as it came on the market

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on the market
: available to be bought

Their house is still on the market.

The land just came on the (open) market last week.

The software will be on the market next month.

They've decided to put their house on the market. [=they've decided to sell their house]

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Main Entry:market

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on the ˈmarket idiom
available for people to buy

to put your house on the market

The house came on the market last year.

There are hundreds of different brands on the market.

Main entry:marketidiom

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