market
A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.
Example
“The right to hold a weekly market was an invaluable privilege not given to all towns in the Middle Ages.”
Other meanings
A relatively spacious outdoor or covered site where traders set up stalls, either temporarily or permanently or semi-permanently, and buyers browse the merchandise.
“This site on North Street used to be the market, until it was redeveloped.”
Any physical store selling groceries, such as a grocery store or convenience store.
“Stop by the market on your way home and pick up some milk.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "mercātus" (trade, market).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “market” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.