Meanings
plural market forces
- in pluralAny factor affecting the price of, demand for, and availability of a commodity.
The absence of a national rail manufacturer is the result of a long-term British phenomenon of bowing to market forces without regard for national interest.
2023 November 1, Christian Wolmar, “Feast or famine endangers future of UK production plants”, in RAIL, number 995, page 491 more example
Few players are a guarantee at £105m - an excessive fee admittedly but the result of market forces - but Rice is one and he has been demonstrating how significant he will be even as Arsenal's early-season form was tentative.
2023 September 3, Phil McNulty, “Declan Rice: The game-changing midfielder Arsenal need for title challenge”, in BBC Sport
Translations
Finnish markkinavoima
- markkinavoimaTranslations
French forces du marché
- forces du marchéTranslations
German Marktkräfte
- MarktkräfteTranslations
Indonesian kekuatan pasar
- kekuatan pasarTranslations
Malay kuasa pasaran
- kuasa pasaranTranslations
Māori ānga mākete
- ānga māketeTranslations
Polish siła rynkowa
- siła rynkowaTranslations
Spanish fuerzas del mercado
- fuerzas del mercadoTranslations
Cite this entry
market force. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20force
“market force.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20force. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “market force,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20force.
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