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marketplace

 noun
     
mar‧ket‧place [countable]
1

the marketplace

BBT the part of business activity that is concerned with buying and selling goods in competition with other companies:
Some retailers worry that new regulations will hurt their ability to compete in the marketplace.
2 an open area in a town where a market is held
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