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noun

mart

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

In a sentence

Six example sentences with mart, each labelled with its topic.

  • The novel opens at the village mart, where farmers set out cheese and onions under canvas before the church bell.

    Literature

  • Rents at the covered mart doubled once two national grocers took corner stalls near the main entrance.

    Business

  • Shoppers at the crowded mart bought more when stalls were arranged in a loop than in straight rows.

    Psychology

  • The medieval charter allowed a mart on the green every Thursday, and the town grew up around that square.

    History

  • Visit the riverside mart early, when fishermen still unload their boats and the fruit stalls are being set up.

    Travel

  • Prices at the open-air mart fell within a month of the highway opening, since traders could now truck in cheaper vegetables.

    Economics

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