How to pronounce market
American English pronunciation
MAR-kit
- IPA
- /ˈmɑɹkɪt/
- Syllables
- MAR · kit (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What market means
A place where people buy and sell goods
In a sentence: We bought fresh peaches at the Saturday market.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word mercatus, meaning trade or market, which comes from a word for wares or goods.
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