marketplace

noun

An open area or square in a town where a public market or sale is set up.

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The world of business and commerce.

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A situation or place in which values, opinions, and ideas are put forward for debate or recognition.

noun

The place in which a market is held, usually an open space in a town set apart for the holding of markets.

noun

an area in a town where a public market is set up; a market place; a market{2}.

noun

The commercial activity whereby good and services are exchanged.

noun

The mechanism by which one finds a person to whom to sell or from whom to buy goods; the opportunity to buy and sell; a market{3}.

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An open area in a town housing a public market.

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The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.

noun

The world of commerce and trade.