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Hypermarket vs Marketplace - What's the difference?

hypermarket | marketplace |

As nouns the difference between hypermarket and marketplace

is that hypermarket is a combination of department store and supermarket while marketplace is an open area in a town housing a public market.

hypermarket

English

Noun

(wikipedia hypermarket) (en noun)
  • a combination of department store and supermarket

    • See also

    * Big box

    marketplace

    English

    Alternative forms

    * market place

    Noun

    (wikipedia marketplace) (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * market square