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Markets and market stalls

bazaar

noun

a market, especially in the Middle East and South Asia

bookstall

noun

a temporary place for selling books, for example in a market or at a jumble sale

boot fair

noun

a car boot sale

boot sale

noun

a car boot sale

car boot sale

noun

a market where people sell things that they do not want from the back of their car

cattle auction

noun

a cattle market 1

cattle market

noun

a place where cows are bought and sold

corn exchange

noun

a place where corn was bought and sold in the past

farmers’ market

noun

a market where farmers sell fresh fruit, vegetables, meat etc direct to the public

flea market

noun

a market where old things are sold at low prices

market

noun

a public building or place where people sell goods on tables called stalls

market day

noun

a day each week when people sell goods outside in a town or village market

stand

noun

a large table or temporary structure used for selling things, especially food or drink

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