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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If Baun gets a huge pay day on the open market — and remember, Nakobe Dean will spend the offseason rehabbing from a torn patellar tendon injury sustained last month — Campbell could be needed next fall.
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David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Sure, plenty of investors buy individual REITs on the open market.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
As Forbes notes, gold trades for a far higher value on the open market.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
The Blue Jays have not had much success on the open market and may lose Guerrero in a bidding war.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Sure, plenty of investors buy individual REITs on the open market.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
As Forbes notes, gold trades for a far higher value on the open market.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
The Blue Jays have not had much success on the open market and may lose Guerrero in a bidding war.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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