aftermarket

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aftermarket

noun aftermarkets

  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.

Opposite: OEM

verb aftermarkets · aftermarketing · aftermarketed

  1. To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: market, after-sales, aftercare, grey market, secondary market, metamarket, derivatives market, emerging market, aftercost, oddment, post-entry, forward market, sideproduct, motor trade, submarket, appro

noun

Opposite: OEM

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noun market

Españolpoatmercado
Portuguêsaftermarket
Italianomercato post-vendita

noun trading activity

Portuguêsaftermarket

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@misc{aftermarket_2026,
  title = {aftermarket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aftermarket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}