V
ocabulary for IELTS
Are you sure there's a market for the product?
We estimate the potential market for the new phones to be around one million people in this country alone.
The domestic market is still depressed, but demand abroad is picking up.
They've increased their share of the market by 10% over the past year.
2. the business or trade in a particular product, including financial products
the coffee market
the economic market
the commodities market
the stock market
the job market
the housing market
3.
in the market for sth
interested in buying something
Thanks for the offer, but I'm not in the market for another car at the moment.
4.
on the market
available for sale
We put our house on the market as soon as house prices started to rise.
This is one of the best televisions on the market.
The pictures would sell for half a million on the open market (= if offered for sale without a fixed price) .
modernize
, UK
USUALLY
modernise
/ˈmɒd.
ə
n.aɪz/
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.naɪz/
verb [ I or T ]
to make something more modern
Much of the house has been modernized.
There has been a lot of opposition to modernizing working practices.
If they want to increase output from the factory, they'll have to modernize.
modernization
, UK
USUALLY
modernisation
/ˌmɒd.
ə
n.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃ
ə
n/
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.naɪ-/
noun [ U ]
The modernization of the 100-year-old sewage and water systems will cost millions of pounds.
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: