mass-market

adjective

ˈmas-ˈmär-kət How to pronounce mass-market (audio)
Definition of mass-marketnext
as in corporate
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale the kind of mass-market candy bars that connoisseurs of chocolate love to disdain

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Recent Examples of mass-market But analysts who spoke with CNBC said Apple's bet is not that foldables suddenly become a mass-market product. — Mackenzie Sigalos,kif Leswing, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The project transformed Alessi from a mass-market housewares company into a maker of serious luxury goods. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 On view are copies of a mass-market 1977 book featuring the Renaissance master’s anatomical drawings; Basquiat owned a copy, a fount of inspiration for him. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 New oil-in-serum launches from mass-market drugstore brands over the next two quarters. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mass-market
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mass-market
  1. corporate
  2. commercial
Adjective
  • Europe's sovereign debt worries are starting to show up in corporate borrowing costs, potentially leaving some companies with less cash to invest or return to shareholders, according to Goldman Sachs.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In his latest romp, corporate greed, lovable cows and hideous monsters converge in Richland, Ohio.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of corporate
Adjective
  • Government should set a clear course and let businesses decide which technologies make commercial sense.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of commercial

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