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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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
KK Mart, a Malaysian convenience-store chain operator, plans an initial public offering that could value the company at about $750 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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
“My friend Ramon went to the last Trade Mart, with his parents. But he won’t talk about it.”
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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