mart
1 Americannoun
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market; trading center; trade center.
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a building, center, or exposition for the sale of goods by manufacturers and wholesalers to retail merchants.
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Archaic. a fair.
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Obsolete. bargain.
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noun
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
Example Sentences
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Pop Mart, to its credit, understood this early.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
The Labubu phenomenon is not primarily about design or marketing genius, though Pop Mart has plenty of both.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 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
But she didn’t love the thought of running into people at the Brentwood Country Mart and talking about her work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Anne was in charge of Dan, Ern in charge of Jack, and Mart in charge of Bob.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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