aftermarket

noun

af·ter·mar·ket ˈaf-tər-ˌmär-kət

plural aftermarkets

: the market for parts and accessories used in the repair or enhancement of a product (such as an automobile)

: a secondary market (see market entry 1 sense 4c(1)) available after sales in the original market are finished

a movie in the DVD aftermarket

: the market for a stock following its initial public offering when its shares can be freely traded among investors

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For older cars served by the aftermarket, things are a little more free. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025 The automotive aftermarket is a roughly $300-billion industry, said Bret Jordan, a research analyst at Jeffries. —

Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 The filing also details the acquisition of Groupe Del Vasto, marking O'Reilly's entrance into the Canadian automotive aftermarket. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 The goal of these acquisitions was to diversify, but also to access the better margins in aftermarket parts and systems. —

Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aftermarket