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M`ARKET, n. L. mercatus, from mercor,to buy.

1. A public place in a city or town, where provisions or cattle are exposed to sale an appointed place for selling and buying at private sale, a distinguished from an auction.
2. A public building in which provisions are exposed to sale a market-house.
3. Sale the exchange of provisions or goods for money purchase or rate of purchase and sale. The seller says he comes to a bad market, when the buyer says he comes to a good market. We say, the markets are low or high by which we understand the price or rate of purchase. We say that commodities find a quick or ready market markets are dull. We are not able to find a market for our goods or provisions.
4. Place of sale as the British market the American market.
5. The privilege of keeping a public market.

M`ARKET, To deal in market to buy or sell to make bargains for provisions or goods.

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Entry for 'Market'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​m/market.html.
 
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