aftermarket

noun

af·​ter·​mar·​ket ˈaf-tər-ˌmär-kət 

plural aftermarkets

1

: the market for parts and accessories used in the repair or enhancement of a product (such as an automobile)

2

: a secondary market (see market entry 1 sense 4c(1)) available after sales in the original market are finished

a movie in the DVD aftermarket

3

: the market for a stock following its initial public offering when its shares can be freely traded among investors

Examples of aftermarket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Autozone Autozone, an international aftermarket auto parts retailer, is headquartered in Memphis and maintains over 6,000 stores globally with about 126,000 employees. —Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Another big issue for this year’s crop of IPOs is aftermarket performance. —Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 23 June 2025

Automakers, the aftermarket performance and racing industries, tourism, general outdoor equipment industries; the list goes on. —Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025

While use of chrysotile asbestos was on the decline, the dangerous mineral has lingered in various gaskets, brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, other vehicle friction products, and some diaphragms used to make sodium hydroxide and chlorine. —ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

after- + market entry 1

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for aftermarket

• patriarchate
• supermarket
• market
• nonmarket
• premarket
• upmarket