Meanings
nounfree market (plural free markets)
plural free markets
- economicsAny market in which trade is unregulated by government; an economic system free from government intervention.
The very notion of 'integrated transport' has always appalled the free market instincts of the Conservatives, and still does.
2021 March 10, Christian Wolmar, “Integrated transport: A lot is said but little is being done”, in RAIL, number 926, page 50Synonyms: open market
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny market in which trade is unregulated by government; an economic system free from government intervention.
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Catalan mercat lliure
- mercat lliurecompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Chinese Mandarin 自由市場 /自由市场, 公開市場 /公开市场
- 自由市場 /自由市场 (zìyóu shìchǎng)competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
- 公開市場 /公开市场 (gōngkāi shìchǎng)competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Czech volný trh
- volný trhcompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Finnish vapaa markkina, avoin markkina
- vapaa markkinacompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
- avoin markkinacompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
French libre marché
- libre marchécompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
German freie Markt
- freie Marktcompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Greek ελεύθερη αγορά
- ελεύθερη αγορά (eléftheri agorá)competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Hebrew שוק חופשי
- שוק חופשיcompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Indonesian pasar bebas
- pasar bebascompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Irish margadh oscailte
- margadh oscailtecompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Italian libero mercato
- libero mercatocompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Japanese 自由市場
- 自由市場 (jiyū shijō)competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Māori mākete herekore
- mākete herekorecompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Persian بازار آزاد
- بازار آزاد (bâzâr-e âzâd)competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Polish wolny rynek
- wolny rynekcompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Portuguese mercado livre
- mercado livrecompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Russian свобо́дный ры́нок
- свобо́дный ры́нок (svobódnyj rýnok)competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Spanish mercado libre
- mercado librecompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Swahili soko huru
- soko hurucompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Swedish fri marknad
- fri marknadcompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Tagalog malayang pamilihan, malayang merkado
- malayang pamilihancompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
- malayang merkadocompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Thai ตลาดเสรี
- ตลาดเสรี (dtà-làat-sěe-rii)competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
Turkish serbest piyasa
- serbest piyasacompetitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
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APA
free market. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20market
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“free market.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20market. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free market,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20market.
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