on the market

Idioms

For sale; also, available for buying. For example, We've put the boat on the market, or This is the only tandem bicycle on the market right now. This phrase, first put as in the market, dates from the late 1600s; the first recorded use of the phrase with on was in 1891. Also see drug on the market.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But homes are still sitting on the market longer than they once did, and price cuts have become more common.

From MarketWatch

These were usually not the most technically advanced devices on the market but often the most affordable and approachable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Property records reveal that Simmons picked up the “one-of-a-kind” Malibu estate for $25 million using the same LLC through which he purchased his Beverly Hills abode—which he put on the market just seven months later.

From MarketWatch

The tennis pro put his Boca Raton, Fla., mansion on the market for $2.8 million, while Lorenze listed her Connecticut dwelling for $2.49 million, having lived there less than two years, according to records.

From MarketWatch

There are many drugs on the market for weight loss, which can be in the form of an injectable pen or a capsule.

From BBC

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023