free market

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noun
  1. an economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies.

Other words from free market

  • free-market, adjective
  • free marketeer, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for free market

free market

noun
    • an economic system that allows supply and demand to regulate prices, wages, etc, rather than government policy

    • (as modifier): a free-market economy

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Cultural definitions for free market

free market

The production and exchange of goods and services without interference from the government or from monopolies.

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