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Marketplace vs Storefront - What's the difference?

marketplace | storefront |

As nouns the difference between marketplace and storefront

is that marketplace is an open area in a town housing a public market while storefront is the side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street; usually contains display windows.

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

    storefront

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street; usually contains display windows

    • Synonyms

    *shopfront

    Usage notes

    * Storefront is more common in the US, shopfront in the UK