single market

noun

economics
: a group of countries that have an agreement which allows goods to be moved, bought, or sold between them very easily
the European Union's single market

Examples of single market in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That means China will soon become the film’s biggest single market worldwide. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024 Thatcher was an architect of the E.U.’s single market, which in time became a heresy. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 Europe must become more economically competitive by forging trade agreements with third markets—especially given the U.S. reluctance to define its trade policy—and deepening its single market. Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2024 By advancing the green transition, attracting skilled immigrants, and eliminating bureaucratic chokepoints, Germany can remain a global leader in manufacturing and trade and an anchor for the European single market in the decades to come. Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024 The company says this is the first time a U.S. retailer has offered drone delivery to this many households in a single market. Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024 But that is not an easy task From Lagarde’s perspective, the best way for Europe to prepare for a second Trump term would be to bolster its single market, which ensures the free movement of goods, services, people and capital across 27 countries. Hanna Ziady, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024 Meta provided a good example this morning, announcing what amounts to a slight loosening of the bonds between the conglomerate’s various services, but only for people within the EU (and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, which also participate in the European single market). David Meyer, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024 Italy is part of the European Union’s single market and customs union, ensuring the free movement of goods and services across Subscribe to the new Fortune CEO Weekly Europe newsletter to get corner office insights on the biggest business stories in Europe. Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 17 Nov. 2023

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“Single market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20market. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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