Oxford Dictionary English market forces nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌmɑːkɪt ˈfɔːsɪz// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌmɑːrkɪt ˈfɔːrsɪz// [plural] Economy Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa free system of trade in which prices and wages rise and fall without being controlled by the government See related entries: EconomySee market forces in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee market forces in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: market forces oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com