market economy
noun
: an economy in which most goods and services are produced and distributed through free markets
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Payments rails and insurance coverage are themselves business prerequisites, core enablers of the market economy.
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Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Developed market economies like the U.S. are attractive destinations for investment, given the relative strength of their institutions and the scale and liquidity of their financial markets.
—Patrick J. Schena, The Conversation, 8 Feb. 2025
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters Monday the export controls violate laws of market economy and disrupts international trade order.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
The politics and machinery of government numbers are vital to a modern democratic market economy.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Developed market economies like the U.S. are attractive destinations for investment, given the relative strength of their institutions and the scale and liquidity of their financial markets.
—Patrick J. Schena, The Conversation, 8 Feb. 2025
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters Monday the export controls violate laws of market economy and disrupts international trade order.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
The politics and machinery of government numbers are vital to a modern democratic market economy.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for market economy
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“Market economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20economy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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