open market
noun
: an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market
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The Chiefs gave Nick Bolton a 3-year, $45 million contract to prevent him from hitting the open market.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Jordan Fuller, Nick Scott and Sam Franklin are expected to hit the open market on Wednesday.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
After the Los Angeles Rams could not find a trade partner for their 2021 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, Kupp is on the open market for the first time in his eight-year career.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
There aren’t many exciting free-agent wide receiver options on the open market.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Jordan Fuller, Nick Scott and Sam Franklin are expected to hit the open market on Wednesday.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
After the Los Angeles Rams could not find a trade partner for their 2021 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, Kupp is on the open market for the first time in his eight-year career.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
There aren’t many exciting free-agent wide receiver options on the open market.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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