Adolescence /ˌæd

market /ˈmɑː.kɪt/ /ˈmɑːr-/ noun [ C ] BUYING AND SELLING
1. the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold
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) .