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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This is due to their integrated single market with free movement of goods, services, capital, and labour, as well as their strong regulatory cohesion and ambitious net-zero targets.
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Elena Bou, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal—which was signed in 2020, cast British businesses far outside the E.U.’s single market, causing inevitable barriers to trade.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In April, the Council of the European Union released a report, prepared by former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, on reforming the single market.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
The cap limits the reach of any one broadcaster to 39% of the U.S. Station owners also hope for an easing of the broadcast duopoly rule, a reg limiting the number of stations a company can own in a single market.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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Elena Bou, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal—which was signed in 2020, cast British businesses far outside the E.U.’s single market, causing inevitable barriers to trade.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In April, the Council of the European Union released a report, prepared by former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, on reforming the single market.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
The cap limits the reach of any one broadcaster to 39% of the U.S. Station owners also hope for an easing of the broadcast duopoly rule, a reg limiting the number of stations a company can own in a single market.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Single market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20market. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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