marketing
[ mahr-ki-ting ]
/ ˈmɑr kɪ tɪŋ /
noun
the act of buying or selling in a market.
the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping, storing, and selling.
OTHER WORDS FROM marketing
in·ter·mar·ket·ing, adjective pre·mar·ket·ing, adjectiveWords nearby marketing
Definition for marketing (2 of 2)
market
[ mahr-kit ]
/ ˈmɑr kɪt /
noun
verb (used without object)
to buy or sell in a market; deal.
to buy food and provisions for the home.
verb (used with object)
to carry or send to market for disposal: to market produce every week.
to dispose of in a market; sell.
Origin of market
1100–1150; Middle English, late Old English < Vulgar Latin
*marcātus, Latin
mercātus trading, traffic, market
OTHER WORDS FROM market
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British Dictionary definitions for marketing (1 of 2)
marketing
/ (ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ) /
noun
the provision of goods or services to meet customer or consumer needs
British Dictionary definitions for marketing (2 of 2)
market
/ (ˈmɑːkɪt) /
noun
verb -kets, -keting or -keted
(tr)
to offer or produce for sale
(intr)
to buy or deal in a market
Derived forms of market
marketer, nounWord Origin for market
C12: from Latin
mercātus; from
mercāri to trade, from
merx merchandise
Idioms and Phrases with marketing
market
see corner the market; drug on the market; flea market; in the market for; on the market; play the market; price out of the market.