noun (n)

• the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold(noun.act)

  Example:
  They were driven from the marketplace.
  

  Synonym:
  market, market place
  

  source: wordnet30
• an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  market, market place, mart
  

  source: wordnet30