Marketplace Meaning
/mˈɑrkəˌtpleɪs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn open area in a town housing a public market.
nounThe space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
Sentence Examples
Please tell me where the marketplace is.
When it reaches the marketplace our product will go like hot cakes.
Companies must be able to survive in the marketplace.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The bustling ____ was filled with vendors selling fresh produce and handmade crafts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The digital ____ has changed the way that people shop and buy various goods and services in the world.
Word Origin & History
From market + place.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"While political theory frequently appears condemned to nostalgic reflection, cultural studies often dulls its critical edge in the never-ending stampede to document the newest styles and counterstyles of the cultural marketplace."
— 2000, Jason A. Frank, John Tambornino, Vocations of Political Theory, page 239:
"So I have seen this controversy from both sides, and I truly believe that the most important factor is the preservation of the Internet's potential for becoming the new neutral marketplace of ideas that is so needed for the revitalization of American democracy."
— 2007, Al Gore, The Assault on Reason, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 268:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bustling ____ was filled with vendors selling fresh produce and handmade crafts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The digital ____ has changed the way that people shop and buy various goods and services in the world.