A ship dedicated to commercial, rather than military, purposes. / (uncountable) Synonym of merchant navy. The fleet considered as an entire combined force.

(idiomatic) To be dismissed disgracefully

An archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Alternative spelling of frog march

Alternative spelling of frog march

A financial market where participants buy and sell debt securities, usually in the form of bonds.

A market for trading one currency for another.

(finance) The market for long-term securities, including the stock market and the bond market.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To gain an advantage unobserved. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To start early.

(economics) The market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.