mass-market
adjective
mass-mar·ket
ˈmas-ˈmär-kət 
1
: sold through such retail outlets as supermarkets and drugstores as well as through bookstores
a mass-market paperback
also
: of, relating to, or publishing mass-market materials
2
: appealing or sold to a general audience
Examples of mass-market in a Sentence
the kind of mass-market candy bars that connoisseurs of chocolate love to disdain
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High-end brands are creating artisanal bath products, while mass-market retailers are offering accessible, Instagram-friendly items like colourful bath bombs and aromatic oils.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
An enviable walled garden When Tesla set out to make a mass-market electric vehicle, the company knew drivers would want to easily charge on road trips, and invested heavily in its own network of high-speed chargers.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
By the 2010s, brewers were engaged in an all-out race to create the first mass-market zero-alcohol beers, and making headway on the flavor front.
—Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
What makes Nolan’s treatment of these weighty themes remarkable is his insistence on tackling them through the lens of mass-market entertainment rather than niche documentary.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
An enviable walled garden When Tesla set out to make a mass-market electric vehicle, the company knew drivers would want to easily charge on road trips, and invested heavily in its own network of high-speed chargers.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
By the 2010s, brewers were engaged in an all-out race to create the first mass-market zero-alcohol beers, and making headway on the flavor front.
—Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
What makes Nolan’s treatment of these weighty themes remarkable is his insistence on tackling them through the lens of mass-market entertainment rather than niche documentary.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Mass-market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-market. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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