[] () an economic system in which the price of goods and services is affected by supply and demand rather than controlled by a government 自由市场（商品和服务的价格不受政府控制而受供求影响的经济体制）◆to compete in a free market 在自由市场上竞争◆The new law will create a free market for electricity. 新法例将创造一个电力的自由市场。◆free-market policies 自由市场政策