a meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week.-a public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.-an opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; india is a market for english goods.-exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull market; a slow market.-the price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. hence: value; worth.-the privelege granted to a town of having a public market.-to deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.-to expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farmes have marketed their crops.