Noun: marketplace 'maa(r)-kit,pleys
- A public area or building where many vendors and buyers gather to trade goods
"Every Saturday morning the town's marketplace is bustling with activity";
- market place, mart, market
- The world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
"they were driven from the marketplace";
- market, market place
Derived forms: marketplaces
Type of: activity, mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet
Encyclopedia: Marketplace