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marketplace (n.)

also market-place, late 14c., "place in which a market is held," usually an open space in a town, from market (n.) + place (n.). Figurative use is from 1942.

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Definitions of marketplace from WordNet

marketplace (n.)
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold;
they were driven from the marketplace
Synonyms: market / market place
marketplace (n.)
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up;
Synonyms: market place / mart / market
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