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Definition of marketplace noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marketplace

noun
 
/ˈmɑːkɪtpleɪs/
 
/ˈmɑːrkɪtpleɪs/
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  1. the marketplace
    [singular] the activity of competing with other companies to buy and sell goods, services, etc.
    • Companies must be able to survive in the marketplace.
    • the education marketplace
    • They have successfully adapted to the demands of the global marketplace.
    Topics Businessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • competitive
    • crowded
    • commercial
    verb + marketplace
    • enter
    • crowd
    • flood
    preposition
    • in a/​the marketplace
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  2. (also market square)
    [countable] an open area in a town where a market is held
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