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marketplace

mar·ketp·lace

US/ˈmɑrkɪˌtpleɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

  • “without competition there would be no market”
  • “they were driven from the marketplace”
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2.

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

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Origin

From market + place.

Phrases

  • assassination marketplace
  • darknet marketplace
  • market square
  • sexual marketplace

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