open market
noun
: an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market
How much is it worth on the open market?
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Banks advise against keeping gold at home due to security risks and the difficulty of selling gold on the open market.
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 July 2025
In King County, where Seattle and Renton are located, more than 44,000 homes on the open market had racially restrictive language written into their deeds, according to research by the University of Washington’s Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025
At the end of the day, the idea of a Murphy trade will revolve around what his value is on the open market.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Marner would have almost certainly been able to command a higher cap hit than $12 million from other teams on the open market.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 July 2025
In King County, where Seattle and Renton are located, more than 44,000 homes on the open market had racially restrictive language written into their deeds, according to research by the University of Washington’s Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025
At the end of the day, the idea of a Murphy trade will revolve around what his value is on the open market.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Marner would have almost certainly been able to command a higher cap hit than $12 million from other teams on the open market.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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