mass-market
adjective
mass-mar·ket
ˈmas-ˈmär-kət 
1
: sold through such retail outlets as supermarkets and drugstores as well as through bookstores
a mass-market paperback
also
: of, relating to, or publishing mass-market materials
2
: appealing or sold to a general audience
Examples of mass-market in a Sentence
the kind of mass-market candy bars that connoisseurs of chocolate love to disdain
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This exemplifies how experienced beauty entrepreneurs leverage track records to secure investment for cleaner alternatives to their previous mass-market ventures.
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Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In its lounge strategy, Delta is trying to walk a fine line: Offering a premium service to a class of consumers that is becoming more and more mass-market.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 July 2025
Nowadays, most mass-market tomatoes in Indiana are harvested with machines, as large-scale producers breed their tomatoes to have thicker skins that can better withstand machine-picking.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Yaşar added that the company is already in a better position, having distanced itself from mass-market competition by focusing on advanced and sustainable product lines.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025
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Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In its lounge strategy, Delta is trying to walk a fine line: Offering a premium service to a class of consumers that is becoming more and more mass-market.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 July 2025
Nowadays, most mass-market tomatoes in Indiana are harvested with machines, as large-scale producers breed their tomatoes to have thicker skins that can better withstand machine-picking.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Yaşar added that the company is already in a better position, having distanced itself from mass-market competition by focusing on advanced and sustainable product lines.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025
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“Mass-market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-market. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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