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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Higgins will likely fetch in the $25 to $30 million per year range on the open market, perhaps more if a free-agent bidding war unfolds.
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Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Turner’s watercolors, most of which are housed in the UK’s national collection, are rare on the open market.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Kim has been linked to the Bombers multiple times throughout the winter, but the infielder has remained on the open market.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Externally, there’s little left to like at second or third on the open market, and the Reds just acquired Gavin Lux, another second baseman of interest to the Yankees, from the Dodgers on Monday night.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Turner’s watercolors, most of which are housed in the UK’s national collection, are rare on the open market.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Kim has been linked to the Bombers multiple times throughout the winter, but the infielder has remained on the open market.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Externally, there’s little left to like at second or third on the open market, and the Reds just acquired Gavin Lux, another second baseman of interest to the Yankees, from the Dodgers on Monday night.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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