corn exchange
- noun
- Archaic
:
mercado de maíz
- The farmers gathered at the local corn exchange to sell their fresh produce.
Examples
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In the corn exchange, prices fluctuate daily based on supply and demand.
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She visited the historic corn exchange to learn about the agricultural trade in the region.
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And then we did, we we moved that on and we did the Corn Exchange in Leeds probably the next year.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people buy and sell food and other items
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5.8
A place where people buy and sell stocks
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1.8
An open area or building in a town where people buy and sell goods
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5.5
An organized market where people buy and sell raw materials, often for delivery in the future
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4.8
A market where people buy and sell raw materials like oil or grain to be delivered later
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a marketplace or building where grain is bought and sold' is directly derivable from combining 'corn' (grain) with 'exchange' (a place/activity of trading). This noun–noun composition is a regular, compositional pattern in English (and parallels exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun corn exchange comes from old markets where farmers and traders met to buy and sell corn (which used to mean 'grain'). Because exchange meant a place to swap goods, the name came to mean the building or market where grain was traded.