market force en · NOUN
Meanings
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(in-plural) Any factor affecting the price of, demand for, and availability of a commodity.
Few players are a guarantee at £105m - an excessive fee admittedly but the result of market forces - but Rice is one and he has been demonstrating how significant he will be even as Arsenal's early-season form was tentative.
2023 September 3, Phil McNulty, “Declan Rice: The game-changing midfielder Arsenal need for title challenge”, in BBC Sport:The absence of a national rail manufacturer is the result of a long-term British phenomenon of bowing to market forces without regard for national interest.
2023 November 1, Christian Wolmar, “Feast or famine endangers future of UK production plants”, in RAIL, number 995, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| market forces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
mi ānga mākete (Translations) · es fuerzas del mercado (Translations) · de Marktkräfte (Translations) · ms kuasa pasaran (Translations) · fi markkinavoima (Translations) · pl siła rynkowa (Translations) · id kekuatan pasar (Translations) · fr forces du marché (Translations)