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noun
- 1. an open space where a market is or was formerly held: "the quaint cobbled marketplace"
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a website designed for people to buy and sell things: He made eBay the leading internet marketplace. Online marketplaces have provided thieves with a convenient way of selling stolen goods. a small outside area in a town where there is a market: I'll meet you in the marketplace next to the fountain. Maya Karkalicheva/Moment/GettyImages.
1. a. : an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held. b. : market. the marketplace is the interpreter of supply and demand. 2. : the world of trade or economic activity : the everyday world. 3. : a sphere in which intangible values compete for acceptance. the marketplace of ideas. Synonyms. business. commerce. trade.
noun. a place where a public market is held. any centre where ideas, opinions, etc, are exchanged. the commercial world of buying and selling. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of marketplace 1. Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; market, place. Discover More. Example Sentences.
A marketplace is a location where people buy goods. When you travel to a new city, you should visit a marketplace to purchase souvenirs for your friends back home. Marketplace often describes an outdoor market where vendors sell produce, meat, crafts, and other goods.
1. countable noun. The marketplace refers to the activity of buying and selling products. [business] We need to test our strategies in the marketplace. 2. countable noun. A marketplace is a small area in a town or city where goods are bought and sold, often outdoors. The marketplace was jammed with buyers and sellers.
Definition of marketplace noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
marketplace definition: 1. in business, the buying and selling of products: 2. an area in a town where there is a market. Learn more.
Marketplace definition: . See examples of MARKETPLACE used in a sentence.
mar·ket·place. (mär′kĭt-plās′) n. 1. An open area or square in a town where a public market or sale is set up. 2. The world of business and commerce. 3. A situation or place in which values, opinions, and ideas are put forward for debate or recognition: a marketplace for new ideas; the literary marketplace.
MARKETPLACE meaning: 1 : the economic system through which different companies compete with each other to sell their products; 2 : a place in a town where products are bought and sold.
