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αγορά
market /aɣoˈra/
nounA2#771 most common
Also: marketplace, purchase (act of buying), the market (economics/finance)
Example sentences
Πάω στην αγορά.
I'm going to the market.
Η αγορά είναι ανοιχτή κάθε Σάββατο το πρωί.
The market is open every Saturday morning.
Έκανα όλες τις αγορές μου για την εβδομάδα.
I did all my shopping for the week.
Οι τιμές στην αγορά έχουν αυξηθεί σημαντικά φέτος.
Prices in the market have risen significantly this year.
Η ελληνική αγορά εργασίας αντιμετωπίζει σοβαρές διαρθρωτικές προκλήσεις.
The Greek labor market faces serious structural challenges.
Η απελευθέρωση της αγοράς ενέργειας προκάλεσε έντονες αντιδράσεις στους οικονομικούς κύκλους.
The liberalization of the energy market provoked intense reactions in economic circles.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αγορά | αγορές |
| Genitive | αγοράς | αγορών |
| Accusative | αγορά | αγορές |
| Vocative | αγορά | αγορές |
Word family
αγοράζωto buy
αγοραστήςbuyer
αγοραπωλησίαsale and purchase, transaction
αγοραίοςof the market; coarse, vulgar
υπεραγοράsupermarket
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀγορά, originally the public assembly and the open space where citizens gathered, which in turn became the marketplace at the heart of the Greek city. It derives from the verb ἀγείρω ('to gather, bring together'), so the underlying notion is a 'place of gathering'. The word survives unbroken into Modern Greek with the central meaning 'market', extended in modern usage to abstract economic markets.
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