An economy in which goods and services are exchanged in a market, as opposed to a state-controlled economy.

(finance) A market for trading short-term debt instruments, such as treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, and certificates of deposit.

drug on the market

(idiomatic) something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.

A market where meat is sold. / (colloquial, idiomatic) A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or night club.

(economics) The price at which a product, financial instrument, service or other tradable item can be bought and sold at an open market; the going price.

(intransitive) To participate in a black market. / (transitive) To sell in a black market.

Traded on the black market. / Contraband, bootleg or smuggled.

trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls / the people who engage in such trade (considered as a group), or that sector of the economy

A town that has a traditional right to hold a regular market.