mass-market

adjective

mass-mar·​ket ˈmas-ˈmär-kət How to pronounce mass-market (audio)
1
: sold through such retail outlets as supermarkets and drugstores as well as through bookstores
a mass-market paperback
also : of, relating to, or publishing mass-market materials
2
: appealing or sold to a general audience

Examples of mass-market in a Sentence

the kind of mass-market candy bars that connoisseurs of chocolate love to disdain
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In contrast, Tesla's mass-market vehicles – such as the Model 3 and Model Y – come with all the FSD hardware pre-installed, starting at under $50,000. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Jurassic Park is mass-market popcorn entertainment. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 3 July 2025 Chinese electric car company Xpeng displays its mass-market Mona M03 coupe inside a headquarters' showroom in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2024. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2025 Yet investors remain largely bullish on the company and its efforts to pivot away from mass-market EVs and toward self-driving taxis and robotics, pushing its market valuation back toward $1 trillion. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mass-market

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mass-market was in 1952

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“Mass-market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-market. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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