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Aftermarket

The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.

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📖 Definitions of "Aftermarket"

noun

1
The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
2
The industry that serves that market.
3
Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.

verb

1
To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Aftermarket"

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Word	Definition
marketnoun	Any physical store selling groceries, such as a grocery store or convenience store.
after-salesnoun	—
aftercarenoun	(medicine) The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
grey marketnoun	(business) The buying and selling of goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer.
secondary marketnoun	(finance) The financial market for trading of securities that have already been issued in an initial private or public offering.
metamarketnoun	A group of businesses that offer products that are related from a consumer's perspective but which have no institutional connections.
derivatives marketnoun	(economics) A market where various financial derivatives such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps are bought and sold.
emerging marketnoun	(economics, finance, also attributive) A relatively less-developed country or other trading region undergoing significant growth in production, consumption, or foreign investment.
aftercostnoun	(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
oddmentnoun	Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
post-entrynoun	An additional entry of merchandise at a custom house.
forward marketnoun	(finance) The informal over-the-counter financial market by which contracts for future delivery are entered into.
sideproductnoun	Byproduct.
motor tradenoun	(UK) Those businesses involved in the buying and selling of motor vehicles, supply of spare parts, and the repair of vehicles.
submarketnoun	A distinct part of a larger market.
appronoun	(business, informal) The situation where goods, especially jewellery, must be returned by the retailer if not successfully sold.
third marketnoun	(finance) The trading of exchange-listed securities over the counter rather than through the exchange.
outletnoun	A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
remaindernoun	A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
primary marketnoun	(finance) The part of the financial markets that deals with the issuance of new securities.