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mart

1 American  
[mahrt] / mɑrt /

noun

  1. market; trading center; trade center.

  2. a building, center, or exposition for the sale of goods by manufacturers and wholesalers to retail merchants.

  3. Archaic. a fair.

  4. Obsolete. bargain.

mart 2 American  
[mahrt] / mɑrt /

noun

Scot. and North England.

  1. a cow or ox fattened for slaughter.

mart British  
/ mɑːt /

noun

  1. a market or trading centre

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Etymology

Origin of mart1

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle Dutch mar ( c ) t market

Origin of mart2

1300–50; Middle English < Scots Gaelic; compare MIr mart ox or cow slaughtered for meat, carcass, hence a live ox or cow

Vocabulary lists containing mart

"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 1

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Royal Bank of Canada, the owner of City National Bank in Los Angeles, is a notable Canadian company, along with Jim Pattison Group, which operates Save Mart and other supermarkets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The most obvious example is Pop Mart International Group, whose collectible characters helped turn emotional spending into a listed-equity story.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

I also spend a lot of time at the Mart Collective in Venice, where I have a booth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Pop Mart reported a net profit of 12.78 billion yuan and 37.12 billion yuan in revenue for 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

There were “associate” meetings that served as pep rallies, complete with the Wal- Mart cheer: “Gimme a W,”’ etc.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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