marketplace
noun /ˈmɑːkɪtpleɪs/
/ˈmɑːrkɪtpleɪs/
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- competitive
- crowded
- commercial
- …
- enter
- crowd
- flood
- …
- in a/the marketplace
- (also market square)[countable] an open area in a town where a market is held