single market
noun
economics
: a group of countries that have an agreement which allows goods to be moved, bought, or sold between them very easily
the European Union's single market
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Bloomberg | Getty Images Hugo Boss on Tuesday pointed to deteriorating U.S. consumer confidence, with uncertainty around tariffs, recession risks and immigration policy dampening both domestic and tourist spend in its largest single market.
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 6 May 2025
But tariffs are about to upend an industry that has functioned in North America as a single market for decades, moving freely across borders to assemble vehicles.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
In April 2024, the EU commissioned the former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta to produce a diagnostic on the state of play of the EU single market and propose measures to deepen it.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Not a single market managed to hit $500,000 — a dismal result for a major studio release.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 6 May 2025
But tariffs are about to upend an industry that has functioned in North America as a single market for decades, moving freely across borders to assemble vehicles.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
In April 2024, the EU commissioned the former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta to produce a diagnostic on the state of play of the EU single market and propose measures to deepen it.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Not a single market managed to hit $500,000 — a dismal result for a major studio release.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for single market
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“Single market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20market. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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