activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"

black market - an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls

buyer's market, buyers' market - a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy

gray market - an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency

seller's market, sellers' market - a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell

labor market - the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers

monopoly - (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"

monopsony - (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer

oligopoly - (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors

securities market, stock exchange, stock market - an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers

industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"

bear market - a market characterized by falling prices for securities

bull market - a market characterized by rising prices for securities

the City - used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain

the Street, Wall Street - used to allude to the securities industry of the United States

money market - a market for short-term debt instruments

nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance

class, social class, socio-economic class - people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

black market - people who engage in illicit trade

greengrocery - a greengrocer's grocery store

mart, marketplace - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

supermarket - a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"

offer - make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

shop - do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

sell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"