marketplace

English

noun
Definitions
  • An open area in a town housing a public market.
  • The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
  • (by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
  • (figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.

Etymology

Compound from English market + English place.

Origin

English

place

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