†(a) A town or country which is the principal market or entrepôt for some particular class of merchandise (obsolete). (b) A commercial centre, a…

A market. Estaple of Calais: the market held there for the sale of English wool.

A city, region, or locality where items are bought or sold; esp. a major or principal centre of commerce.

= emporium, n. (in various senses).

An emporium. Also figurative. Obsolete.

A city, region, or locality where items are bought or sold; a centre of trade.

A seaport town; a trading port; a centre of trade or traffic; an emporium.

A geographical area of commercial activity; the potential demand for a commodity or service provided by such an area. Now also: the potential demand…

= market, n.