---
title: "Market"
description: "a buyer profile in a place, sized in three positions, with the four stages"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/market
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# Market

a buyer profile in a place, sized in three positions, with the four stages

[figure: Market is a definition at brand scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | definition |
| scope | brand |
| key | a buyer profile in a place |
| store | postgres |
| family | market |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `kind_of_buyer` | `id` | yes |  |
| `place` | `id` | yes |  |
| `stages` | [MarketStage](/concepts/marketstage) | yes |  |
| `size` | [NumberInPosition](/concepts/numberinposition) | yes | measured, estimated or stipulated |
| `silent_remainder` | `share` | no |  |
| `gaps` | [CoverageGap](/concepts/coveragegap) | yes |  |
| `sizing` | [MarketSizing](/concepts/marketsizing) | no | the four sizing positions, each with its definition |



## Routes that use it
- [`/v1/read/market`](/reference/read/market) returns it