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mar·ket·place  (märkt-pls)
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 [ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs]
n
1. (Social Science / Human Geography) a place where a public market is held
2. any centre where ideas, opinions, etc., are exchanged
3. (Business / Commerce) the commercial world of buying and selling
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marketplace - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and soldmarketplace - 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"
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
black market - an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
buyer's market, buyers' market, soft market - a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
gray market, grey market - an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency
seller's market, sellers' market - a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
labor market - the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers
monopoly - (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"
monopsony - (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer
oligopoly - (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
2.marketplace - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set upmarketplace - an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
public square, agora - a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
bazar, bazaar - a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
food market, grocery, grocery store, market - a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market"
mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods
market square, open-air market, open-air marketplace - a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
slave market - a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)
agora - the marketplace in ancient Greece
Translations
marketplace market place [ˈmɑːrkɪtpleɪs] n
(in town, village)place f du marché
(= commercial world) → marché m
a diverse marketplace → un marché diversifié
the marketplace → le marché
Their products must compete in the international marketplace → Leurs produits doivent concourir sur le marché international.
market price nprix m du marché
market research nétude f de marché
market share npart f de marché
to gain market share → gagner des parts de marché
market town nbourg m
market value nvaleur f marchande

marketplace [ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs] n (square) → (piazza del) mercato; (world of trade) → piazza, mercato

marketplace السوق tržiště markedsplads Marktplatz αγορά mercado tori marché tržište marketplace 市場 장터 marktplaats markedsplass rynek mercado рынок marknad ตลาดสินค้า pazar yeri thương trường 商场


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