market place

Thân thiện

A family buys fresh fruit at the market place.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold: "market place" refers to the entire sphere of trade and commerce.
   • A physical area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up: "market place" can also mean a specific location, often open-air, where vendors gather to sell goods.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Commercial sphere):
  • New technologies are constantly changing the global market place.
  • Without fair competition, the market place cannot function efficiently.
• Noun (Physical location):
  • The town's historic market place is filled with stalls every Saturday.
  • We bought fresh vegetables from the farmers in the market place.

Advanced Usage

• "to be driven from the marketplace": to be forced out of commercial competition.
  • Smaller businesses risk being driven from the marketplace by large corporations.
• "the marketplace of ideas": a metaphorical arena for the open exchange and competition of different opinions and concepts.
  • A free society depends on a vibrant marketplace of ideas.

Variants and Related Words

• Marketplace (noun): The modern, commonly used closed compound form of "market place".
  • The digital marketplace has revolutionized how we shop.
• Market (noun): A more general term for a place or sphere of commercial activity.
  • She works in the financial market.

Synonyms

• Bazaar: A market, especially in the Middle East, consisting of rows of shops or stalls.
• Agora: (Historical) A public open space in ancient Greek cities used for assemblies and markets.
• Commercial world: The sphere of business and trade.

Related Phrases

• Market forces: The economic factors affecting the price, demand, and availability of a commodity in the marketplace.
  • The price is determined by market forces.
• Market value: The amount for which something can be sold in a given marketplace.
  • The market value of the property has increased.

Related Idioms

• To test the marketplace: To gauge public or commercial interest in a new product or idea.
  • Before launching nationally, the company will test the marketplace in a few select cities.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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
2. an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

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