market economy
noun
: an economy in which most goods and services are produced and distributed through free markets
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In a market economy, major investors can also constrain executive power.
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
Most western countries have chosen to rely on a market economy.
—Neven Dilkov, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In a market economy, companies cannot stay business producing stuff that people don’t consume.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In the 1990s, the two countries sought economic integration and security cooperation, resulting in major progress in nuclear nonproliferation and the introduction of a market economy in Ukraine.
—Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
Most western countries have chosen to rely on a market economy.
—Neven Dilkov, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In a market economy, companies cannot stay business producing stuff that people don’t consume.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In the 1990s, the two countries sought economic integration and security cooperation, resulting in major progress in nuclear nonproliferation and the introduction of a market economy in Ukraine.
—Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for market economy
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“Market economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20economy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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