submarket

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noun

A distinct part of a larger market.

“The submarket for luxury homes has been growing.”

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Meanings

nounsubmarket (plural submarkets)

plural submarkets · alternative sub-market

  1. A distinct part of a larger market.

    The submarket for luxury homes has been growing.

    Synonyms: market segment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA distinct part of a larger market.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishmarket
  7. Englishsubmarket

From sub- + market.

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APA

submarket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submarket

MLA

“submarket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submarket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submarket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submarket.

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