Meaning of MARKETPLACE

Pronunciation:			'mârkit`pleys
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" [n]  an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
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	Synonyms:		market, mart
	See Also:		activity, agora, bazaar, bazar, black market, business, business enterprise, buyer's market, commercial enterprise, flea market, food market, forum, grocery, grocery store, labor market, market, market square, mercantile establishment, monopoly, monopsony, oligopoly, open-air market, open-air marketplace, outlet, public square, retail store, sales outlet, seller's market, slave market
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		agora, amphitheater, arena, athletic field, auditorium, auto show, background, bazaar, bear garden, boat show, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, campo, campus, canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, commercial complex, course, emporium, exposition, fair, field, flea fair, flea market, floor, forum, ground, gym, gymnasium, hall, hippodrome, lists, locale, market, market cross, market overt, mart, mat, milieu, open forum, open market, palaestra, parade ground, piazza, pit, place, platform, plaza, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, range, rialto, ring, scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, shopping center, shopping mall, shopping plaza, show, site, sphere, square, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, staple, street market, terrain, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, trade fair, walk, wrestling ring