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Market Economy

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices

MWE

Classifications

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
free enterpriselaissez-faire economyprivate enterprise
plural
Market Economies
possessive
Market Economy's
pluralpossessive
Market Economies'