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the gathering and studying of data relating to consumer preferences, purchasing power, etc., esp. prior to introducing a product on the market

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Usage examples (31)
  • Then you could go to zoomerang. com, which is a market-research Web site.
  • The theory was unmistakably at work two years ago at a Tyco market-research session.
  • But Don Montouri of Packaged Facts, a market-research firm, doesn't see that happening.
  • There are now an estimated 8.1 million of them, says the market-research firm Dataquest.
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