Usually means: Inefficient allocation of resources economically.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 11 dictionaries that define the word market failure:

General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. market failure: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. market failure: Wiktionary
  3. Market Failure, Market failure: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Business (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Market failure: Bloomberg Financial Glossary
  3. market failure: Glossary of research economics
  4. Market failure: Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics
  5. Market Failure: Investopedia
  6. Market failure: Financial dictionary
  7. Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary (No longer online)
  8. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (market failure)

noun:  (economics) A situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Words similar to market failure

Usage examples for market failure

Idioms related to market failure

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Words that often appear near market failure

Rhymes of market failure

Invented words related to market failure

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux