market research

noun

: research into the size, location, and makeup of a product market
market researcher noun

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To streamline your search for an adviser, USA TODAY has partnered with market research firm Statista for the third straight year to rank the top 500 RIAs in the searchable lists below. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025 It was conducted by market research company Talker Research, whose team members are members of the Market Research Society (MRS) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR). Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 China currently controls close to 90% of the global commercial drone market, and manufactures most of the key hardware used to build them—airframes, batteries, radios, cameras, screens—according to market research firm Drone Industry Insights UG. Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 So far this year, discretionary purchases among Hispanic consumers have fallen at a faster clip than non-Hispanic customers, according to market research firm Circana. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for market research

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of market research was in 1920

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“Market research.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20research. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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