mass-market
adjective
mass-mar·ket
ˈmas-ˈmär-kət 
1
: sold through such retail outlets as supermarkets and drugstores as well as through bookstores
a mass-market paperback
also
: of, relating to, or publishing mass-market materials
2
: appealing or sold to a general audience
Examples of mass-market in a Sentence
the kind of mass-market candy bars that connoisseurs of chocolate love to disdain
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Mercedes-Benz’s most technologically advanced offering is its mass-market play—and a gambit to entice U.S. buyers to wade into its electric-vehicle waters.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
The latter isn't too surprising; add-on EVFs have fallen out of favor—the most recent mass-market camera to include the option was the Canon EOS M6 Mark II from 2019.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
The company's brand power and marketing prowess have a history of turning niche products into mass-market sensations.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
General Motors has been making mass-market EVs since 2010 (Chevy Volt) and knows how to design and build a solid EV.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
The latter isn't too surprising; add-on EVFs have fallen out of favor—the most recent mass-market camera to include the option was the Canon EOS M6 Mark II from 2019.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
The company's brand power and marketing prowess have a history of turning niche products into mass-market sensations.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
General Motors has been making mass-market EVs since 2010 (Chevy Volt) and knows how to design and build a solid EV.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mass-market
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“Mass-market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-market. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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