Phrase guide

market research

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The systematic collection and evaluation of data regarding customers' preferences for actual and potential products and services.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: business, marketing

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marketing research

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: research

Narrower terms: market analysis, product research, consumer research

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَحْث سُوق (baḥṯ sūq) — analysis of commercial data
  • Arabic: بَحْث السُوق (baḥṯ as-sūq) — analysis of commercial data
  • Azerbaijani: bazar araşdırması — analysis of commercial data
  • Catalan: estudi de mercat — analysis of commercial data
  • Chinese Mandarin: 市場調查 /市场调查 (shìchǎng diàochá) — analysis of commercial data
  • Czech: průzkum trhu — analysis of commercial data
  • Czech: výzkum trhu — analysis of commercial data
  • Finnish: markkinatutkimus — analysis of commercial data
  • French: étude de marché — analysis of commercial data
  • German: Marktforschung — analysis of commercial data
  • Polish: badanie rynku — analysis of commercial data
  • Russian: иссле́дование ры́нка (isslédovanije rýnka) — analysis of commercial data
  • Russian: изуче́ние ры́нка (izučénije rýnka) — analysis of commercial data
  • Serbo-Croatian: истраживање тржишта — analysis of commercial data
  • Serbo-Croatian: istraživanje tržišta — analysis of commercial data
  • Swahili: utafiti wa soko — analysis of commercial data