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mar⋅ket⋅place

[mahr-kit-pleys]
–noun
1. an open area in a town where a market is held.
2. the commercial world; the realm of business, trade, and economics.
3. any sphere considered as a place where ideas, thoughts, artistic creations, etc., compete for recognition.
Also, market place.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see market, place
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mar·ket·place   (mär'kĭt-plās')   
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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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