on the market

Idioms & Phrases

on the market

For sale; also, available for buying. For example, We've put the boat on the market, or This is the only tandem bicycle on the market right now. This phrase, first put as in the market, dates from the late 1600s; the first recorded use of the phrase with on was in 1891. Also see drug on the market.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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