on the market

prepositional phrase

Offered for sale.

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Offered for sale.

    The Aberdeen-Ballater line station house, complete with a non-authentic signal, is on the market for £225,000.

    2021 June 30, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Scotland: Crathes”, in RAIL, number 934, page 31

    Antonyms: off the market

  2. During a real estate auction: going to be sold at that auction, i.e. the bid has reached the vendor's reserve.
  3. single; not in a committed romantic relationship or otherwise unavailable.

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseOffered for sale.

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APA

on the market. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20market

MLA

“on the market.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20market. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the market,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20market.

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