What does "free market" mean?

Any market in which trade is unregulated by government; an economic system free from government intervention.

How do you pronounce "free market"?

Pronounced //ˌfɹi ˈmɑɹkət//.

Common synonyms include: capitalistic, classical liberal, deregulated industry, economic liberal, market economy, noninterventionist.

/ˌfɹi ˈmɑɹkət/ noun

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Noun

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Any market in which trade is unregulated by government; an economic system free from government intervention.
"The very notion of 'integrated transport' has always appalled the free market instincts of the Conservatives, and still does."

"The very notion of 'integrated transport' has always appalled the free market instincts of the Conservatives, and still does."