open market
noun
: an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market
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But none of those names will be of great value on the open market.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The team has signed veteran center Steven Adams to a new three-year, $39 million contract extension to keep him off the open market.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
That’s not a lot to work with for a team that is trying to resign a few of their big players who are about to hit the open market — and will likely see at least one of them walk.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
And if a sale is required, it’s done on the open market.
—Rusty Smith, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The team has signed veteran center Steven Adams to a new three-year, $39 million contract extension to keep him off the open market.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
That’s not a lot to work with for a team that is trying to resign a few of their big players who are about to hit the open market — and will likely see at least one of them walk.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
And if a sale is required, it’s done on the open market.
—Rusty Smith, The Conversation, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for open market
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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