submarket

noun

sub·​mar·​ket ˈsəb-ˌmär-kət How to pronounce submarket (audio)
variants or sub-market
plural submarkets or sub-markets
: a portion or subdivision of a market
a profitable submarket of the banking industry
… is one of several local travel agencies, and several dozen around the country, that belong to a little known sub-market that sells tickets on international flights for … up to 70 percent off the normal cost of a one-way ticket.Bernie Kohn

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Blackman said Near Southside is an interesting submarket for Fort Worth’s hospitality industry, and there’s enough demand in the area to warrant additional hotels. Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025 As with all real estate, Miami has distinct submarkets. Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024 With its numerous pre-war apartment buildings, central Denver is among the more affordable metro submarkets, along with the older ring suburbs. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024 The overall vacancy rate fell 0.3% to 5.3% and moved lower in 18 out of 33 submarkets. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for submarket 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of submarket was in 1880

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“Submarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submarket. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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