market, marketplace, market place
(noun) the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; “without competition there would be no market”; “they were driven from the marketplace”
marketplace, market place, mart, market
(noun) an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
Source: WordNet® 3.1
marketplace (plural marketplaces)
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.
(figurative) A place or sphere for the exchange of anything, such as ideas or fashions.
Source: Wiktionary
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
