free market

noun

: an economy operating by free competition

Examples of free market in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The farming laws aimed to loosen the rules around the sale, pricing and storage of farm produce that protected farmers from an unfettered free market for decades. Rhea Mogul, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 Matt Sharp, senior counsel with the ADF, told the Statesman that his organization believes banks and credit card companies have prevented a free market for consumers who lose an account for ideological or religious reasons. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free market 

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Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of free market was in 1642

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“Free market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20market. Accessed 5 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

free market

noun
: an economic market operating by free competition
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