Phrase guide

free market

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˌfɹi ˈmɑɹkət/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any market in which trade is unregulated by government; an economic system free from government intervention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: open market

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mercat lliure — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自由市場 /自由市场 (zìyóu shìchǎng) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公開市場 /公开市场 (gōngkāi shìchǎng) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Czech: volný trh — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Finnish: vapaa markkina — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Finnish: avoin markkina — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • French: libre marché — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Georgian: თავისუფალი ბაზარი (tavisupali bazari) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Georgian: ღია ბაზარი (ɣia bazari) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • German: freie Markt — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Greek: ελεύθερη αγορά (eléftheri agorá) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Hebrew: שוק חופשי — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Indonesian: pasar bebas — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Irish: margadh oscailte — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Italian: libero mercato — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Japanese: 自由市場 (jiyū shijō) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Kazakh: еркін нарық (erkın naryq) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Kazakh: бос нарық (bos naryq) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Māori: mākete herekore — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Persian: بازار آزاد (bâzâr-e âzâd) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Polish: wolny rynek — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Portuguese: mercado livre — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Russian: свобо́дный ры́нок (svobódnyj rýnok) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Serbo-Croatian: slobodno tržište — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Spanish: mercado libre — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Swahili: soko huru — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Swedish: fri marknad — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Tagalog: malayang pamilihan — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Tagalog: malayang merkado — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Thai: ตลาดเสรี (dtà-làat-sěe-rii) — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions
  • Turkish: serbest piyasa — competitive market where buyers and sellers can operate without restrictions