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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

market, marketplace, market place
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

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8 Subcategories

black market go
an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
buyer's market, buyers' market, soft market go
a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
grey market, gray market go
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 go
a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
labor market go
the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers
monopoly go
(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
monopsony go
(economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer
oligopoly go
(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