single market

noun

economics
: a group of countries that have an agreement which allows goods to be moved, bought, or sold between them very easily
the European Union's single market

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Third, the rules need to be harmonized across the single market. — Erik Lagerblad, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Denmark, Finland and Sweden are members of the bloc, while Iceland and Norway are part of Europe’s single market. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Burnham remains bound by the pledge of his Labour predecessor, Keir Starmer, not to rejoin the bloc’s frictionless single market or its customs union. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The rules of the single market bind every member state equally. — Jonas Nahm, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for single market

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“Single market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20market. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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