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marketplace — n. 1. an area in a town where a public market is set up; a {market place}; a {market}[2]. Syn: mart. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The commercial activity whereby good and services are exchanged; as, without competition there would be no market. Syn: market.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marketplace — [mär′kitplās΄] n. 1. a place, esp. an open place, where goods are offered for sale 2. the world of trade, business, economic affairs, etc.: often used figuratively [the marketplace of ideas] … English World dictionary
marketplace — n. The world of commerce and trade. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
marketplace — late 14c., place where a market is held, from MARKET (Cf. market) (n.) + PLACE (Cf. place) (n.). Figurative use is from 1942 … Etymology dictionary
marketplace — ► NOUN 1) an open space where a market is held. 2) a competitive or commercial arena … English terms dictionary
marketplace — An organized venue, apart from CME, for the trade of securities, commodities or derivative instruments including, but not limited to, futures, options, options on futures or Security Futures Products. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * *… … Financial and business terms
marketplace — noun (often the marketplace) ADJECTIVE ▪ competitive, crowded ▪ commercial, financial ▪ global, international ▪ … Collocations dictionary
marketplace — / mɑ:kɪtpleɪs/ noun 1. the open space in the middle of a town where a market is held ● You can park in the marketplace when there is no market. 2. the situation and environment in which goods are sold ● Our salespeople find life difficult in the… … Marketing dictionary in english
Marketplace — For other uses, see Marketplace (disambiguation). Street markets such as this one in Rue Mouffetard, Paris are still common in France. Resellers and farmers sell fruits and vegetables, but also meat and fish, and other produce … Wikipedia
marketplace — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)kɪtpleɪs[/t]] marketplaces also market place 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing The marketplace refers to the activity of buying and selling products. It s our hope that we will play an increasingly greater role in the marketplace and,… … English dictionary
marketplace */ — UK [ˈmɑː(r)kɪtˌpleɪs] / US [ˈmɑrkətˌpleɪs] noun Word forms marketplace : singular marketplace plural marketplaces 1) [countable] a place where people sell goods outside in a town or village market 2) the marketplace economics the activity of… … English dictionary
