mercado livre

Portuguese

Alternative forms

livre mercado

Etymology

Compound of mercado +‎ livre.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈka.du ˈli.vɾi/ [mehˈka.du ˈli.vɾi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /meɾˈka.du ˈli.vɾi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʁˈka.du ˈli.vɾi/ [meχˈka.du ˈli.vɾi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meɻˈka.do ˈli.vɾe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨɾˈka.du ˈli.vɾɨ/ [mɨɾˈka.ðu ˈli.vɾɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨɾˈka.du ˈli.bɾɨ/ [mɨɾˈka.ðu ˈli.βɾɨ]

Hyphenation: mer‧ca‧do, li‧vre

Noun

mercado livre m (plural mercados livres)

free market
- 2023, Ana Batalha Oliveira, “No arranque de novos preços do gás, mercado regulado mantém larga vantagem [As new gas prices are introduced, the regulated market maintains its advantage]”, in ECO online‎:
  Ou seja: contas feitas, a diferença entre a melhor oferta do mercado livre e o mercado regulado é de 319,38 euros para o perfil de maior consumo, 139,58 euros no perfil intermédio e 58,99 euros no perfil de menor consumo.
  In other words: all told, the difference between the best offer on the free market and the regulated market is 319.38 euros for the highest consumption profile, 139.58 euros for the intermediate profile and 58.99 euros for the lowest consumption profile.
- 2024, Miguel Prado, “Quota da EDP no mercado liberalizado de eletricidade cai para mínimo de 17 anos [EDP's share of the liberalized electricity market falls to 17-year low]”, in Expresso‎:
  A EDP perdeu quota em janeiro para a Endesa e tem agora 67% dos contratos e 37,9% do volume de eletricidade vendida no mercado livre de eletricidade
  EDP lost share in January to Endesa and now has 67% of the contracts and 37.9% of the volume of electricity sold on the free electricity market.

Usage notes

The lemma is uncommon in Brazilian Portuguese, with livre mercado being used instead.[1][2][3][4]

References

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