English noun: marketplace | |||
1. | marketplace (act) the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold | ||
Samples | Without competition there would be no market. They were driven from the marketplace. | ||
Synonyms | market, market place | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | black market, buyer's market, buyers' market, gray market, grey market, labor market, monopoly, monopsony, oligopoly, seller's market, sellers' market, soft market | ||
Part holonym | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise | ||
2. | marketplace (artifact) an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up | ||
Synonyms | market, market place, mart | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | agora, agora, bazaar, bazar, food market, grocery, grocery store, market, market square, open-air market, open-air marketplace, public square, slave market | ||