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
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In one of the investigations, an undercover reporter posed as a mini mart owner who had received a fine from immigration enforcement worth up to £60,000 for employing illegal workers, and met with Zohaib Hussain.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
Next door is a now-closed Korean mini mart, and more than 100 yards down the street is the water’s edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
One of my favorite things to do is to go to a vintage mart, it's kind of like an antique mart and each booth is owned by a different person.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
Peachtree Center also includes the Marriott Marquis and Hyatt Regency convention hotels, the merchandise mart now known as AmericasMart, and other buildings, none of which were part of Tuesday’s foreclosure.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
“Rrruuukkku,” I heard the waste mart man drawl as he and the other man stumbled toward us, “I’ve found you.”
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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