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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Iceland, which is a member of NATO, already participates in the EU’s single market through the European Economic Area and is part of the Schengen free-travel zone. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 The commission also moved to allow companies to own more than two stations in a single market. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Second, the system must operate as a harmonized single market. — María Luisa Martínez Díez, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026 But don’t hold America’s financial and technological future hostage while trying to solve every ethics question in Washington through a single market structure bill. — Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 1 Aug. 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 29 Aug. 2026.

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