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Mercantile vs Marketplace - What's the difference?

mercantile | marketplace |

As an adjective mercantile

is (economics) concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.

As a noun marketplace is

an open area in a town housing a public market.

mercantile

English

Alternative forms

* merchantile

Adjective

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  • (economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit

    • 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