marketplace

UK: /ˈmɑː^rkɪtpleɪs/ US: /ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs/ ,(mär′kit plās′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mar•ket•place /ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs/   n. [countable]

1. an area in a town where a market is held.
2. Business the world of business and trade:
   In a free, open marketplace our goods can compete.
3. any sphere in which people or things compete:
   a marketplace for ideas.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mar•ket•place  (mär′kit plās′), n. 

1. an open area in a town where a market is held.
2. Business the commercial world;
   the realm of business, trade, and economics.
3. any sphere considered as a place where ideas, thoughts, artistic creations, etc., compete for recognition.

Also, mar′ket place′. 

• 1350–1400; Middle English; see market, place

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

marketplace / ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs/ noun

1. a place where a public market is held
2. any centre where ideas, opinions, etc, are exchanged
3. the commercial world of buying and selling