1. A market with very little trading activity, low liquidity, or minimal buyer and seller interest
The stock was trading in a dead market with only a few hundred shares exchanged daily.
A ação estava sendo negociada em um mercado inativo com apenas algumas centenas de ações sendo trocadas diariamente.
2. A commercial or physical marketplace with few customers or vendors, showing signs of decline or abandonment
The old shopping district became a dead market after the mall opened downtown.
O antigo distrito comercial se tornou um mercado morto após a abertura do shopping no centro da cidade.