marketplace
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs/
:
mercado
- "An old woman in the marketplace gave it to me," he said.
- a public marketplace
- a central marketplace
- a global marketplace
So, you know, the agora means the marketplace.
- So, you know, the agora means the marketplace.
- You go on the street to the marketplace, all the young boys will look at you and tease you and throw stones at you.
- He worked close by out here in San Pedro at a fish cannery marketplace.
- In my local marketplace, same or influence is especially powerful.
Examples
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I visited the marketplace to buy fresh vegetables and local crafts.
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In France, Julia discovered to her great satisfaction, shopping meant going to the local marketplace and talking to each vendor.
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It's like this fish marketplace now it's in LA.
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We'll meet you in the marketplace.
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Tell me what happened at the marketplace.
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Companies are now demanding that marketplace rules change to meet their needs.
Fiction book (2000) -
I grew up in Southampton, a little place called Romsey, and it's a lovely little marketplace town, very historical.
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Monasteries, for example, served most new towns as their central marketplace, with all that it implied for the local economy.
Academic text (2007) -
For me, a favorite experience in foreign lands has always been poking around in the marketplaces.
Academic text (2006) -
Out again into the sunlight, into a steep square, another marketplace crowded with booths and stalls and swarming with people and flies.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people buy and sell food and other items
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4.1
A place with many shops or stalls where people buy and sell goods
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1.6
A large building with many shops and places to eat
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7.4
An open public square in an Italian town where people gather
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3.4
A busy market with many small shops selling goods, often outdoors
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8.9
An open-air market in an Arab town with many stalls selling food and goods
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1.6
A market that takes place outdoors where stalls sell food and other goods
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2.1
An open area in a town where people sell food and goods
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4.9
A busy market with many small shops, often in South Asia or the Middle East
An open town area where people meet to buy and sell goods
An outdoor place where people sell food and crafts
Compounds
- NSFW
A social situation where people look for romantic or sexual partners and compete
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Etymology
Marketplace comes from the parts market meaning 'trade' and place meaning 'location'. That is why it originally meant the town area where people meet to buy and sell things, and we still call an open square with stalls a marketplace.