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Marine LawnounMWEthe branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.verified
Marine MuseumnounMWEa tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animalsverified
Mariner's CompassnounMWEcompass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic northverified
Mariposanounany of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petalsverified
Mariposa LilynounMWEany of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petalsverified
Mariposa TulipnounMWEany of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petalsverified
Marital Communications PrivilegenounMWEneither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were marriedverified
Maritime LawnounMWEthe branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.verified
Marjoramnounpungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omeletsverified
Market AnalystnounMWEan analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the stock market)verified
Market CapitalisationnounMWEan estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a shareverified
Market CapitalizationnounMWEan estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a shareverified
Market CrossnounMWEa cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conductedverified
Market EconomynounMWEan economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine pricesverified
Market LetternounMWEa newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribersverified
Market OrdernounMWEan order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market priceverified
Market PenetrationnounMWEthe extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular marketverified
Market PricenounMWEthe price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplaceverified
Market ResearchnounMWEresearch that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumerverified
Market ValuenounMWEthe price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplaceverified
Market-wide testsnounMWEMarket-wide tests are also called cross-market tests or "street tests" that are sponsored by the Securities Industry Association, Bond Market Association, and Futures Industry Association. These tests validate the connectivity from alternate sites and include transaction, settlement, and payment processes, to the extent practical.ProcessInternal
Marketingnounthe commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or serviceverified
Marketing CostnounMWEthe cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer)verified
Marketing ResearchnounMWEresearch that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumerverified
Marketplacenounthe world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and soldverified
Markup LanguagenounMWEa set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a documentverified
Markweednounclimbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berriesverified
Marlinespikenouna pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)verified
Marlingspikenouna pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)verified
Marlinspikenouna pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)verified
Marmalade BoxnounMWEtree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruitverified
Marmalade BushnounMWEevergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowersverified
Marmalade TreenounMWEtropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruitverified
Marmosetnounsmall soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nailsverified
Marmotnounstocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphereverified
Marqueterienouninlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furnitureverified
Marquetrynouninlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furnitureverified
Marriagenounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life or until divorceverified