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market capitalization
market clearing price
market concentration
market control
market demand curve
market disequilibrium
market disruption
market economy
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market labor supply curve
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market failure
mar·ket fail·ure (plural mar·ket fail·ures)


noun 
Definition:
 
inefficient allocation of resources in market: a situation in which the market fails to allocates resources efficiently or fairly
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