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marketplaces

[mahr-kit-pleys] Origin

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; Middle English; see market, place
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marketplace
late 14c., "place where a market is held," from market + place. Figurative use is from 1958.
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