Meanings
nounprimary market (plural primary markets)
plural primary markets
- businessThe part of the financial markets that deals with the issuance of new securities.
- artWorks of art directly bought from the artist.
The primary market is art directly from the artist, offered for sale for the first time.
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Translations
Czech primární trh
- primární trhpart of the financial markets
Finnish ensimarkkina
- ensimarkkinapart of the financial markets
Russian перви́чный ры́нок це́нных бума́г
- перви́чный ры́нок це́нных бума́г (pervíčnyj rýnok cénnyx bumág)part of the financial markets
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