single market

noun

economics
: a group of countries that have an agreement which allows goods to be moved, bought, or sold between them very easily
the European Union's single market

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Opponents also rallied around the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that come with full membership. — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Opponents rallied around fishing and the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that inevitably come with full membership. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 It's already deeply integrated into the European framework, partly through its membership of the European Economic Area, which gives the volcanic island access to the EU's single market without requiring full membership. — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 The commission also moved to allow companies to own more than two stations in a single market. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for single market

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“Single market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20market. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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