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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She believes that if all the signs point to a partner-less destiny anyway, then she may as well flout the dictates of her mother and the marriage mart.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
"Two years after losing her beloved husband John, Fran decides to re-enter the marriage mart for practical reasons," a Netflix release revealed.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
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
People may say they would be satisfied with winning a smaller sum, but it’s the giant jackpots that prompt people to drop a few dollars on a Powerball ticket at the mini mart.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
And one of the things they had in common, at that time, was a vague and mysterious fear of the old mart called the Professor.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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