nonmarket

English

Alternative forms

• non-market

Etymology

From non- +‎ market.

Adjective

nonmarket (not comparable)

1. Not market-based; often specifically lacking the openness of a free market.

   nonmarket forces

   • 2007 June 24, “Letters”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In fact, it is arguably the nonmarket orientation (monopoly characteristics) of professional baseball that has sent players’ earnings, team owners’ profits and companies’ market valuations (and dividends) into the stratosphere.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: muu kuin markkina-
• Polish: pozarynkowy

Further reading

• “nonmarket”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “nonmarket”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Noun

nonmarket (plural nonmarkets)

1. That which is not a market.