MARKET

1. generally, the field encompassed by buyers and sellers of a specific product or service. 2. in business analysis, a specific group composed of buyers of a particular product or service, who are sometimes further identified by a special range in age, income and residency location or involvement with a type of institution, such as the college market, retired persons, or young professionals markets. 3. in economics, the demand for availability of a product or service. 4. term for an exchange that buys and sells stocks or commodities, as in West Coast market.