mart

¹

[ mahrt ]

noun

1. market; trading center; trade center.
2. a building, center, or exposition for the sale of goods by manufacturers and wholesalers to retail merchants.
3. Archaic. a fair.
4. Obsolete. bargain.

mart

²

[ mahrt ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. a cow or ox fattened for slaughter.

mart

/ mɑːt /

noun

1. a market or trading centre

Word History and Origins

Origin of mart¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle Dutch mar ( c ) t market

Origin of mart²

1300–50; Middle English < Scots Gaelic; compare MIr mart ox or cow slaughtered for meat, carcass, hence a live ox or cow

Word History and Origins

Origin of mart¹

C15: from Middle Dutch mart market

Example Sentences

Next door is a now-closed Korean mini mart, and more than 100 yards down the street is the water’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times

Worse still for carb-loading cricketers, they have had to get breakfast brought in from outside with only a 'mini mart' on site.

From BBC

The group said such arrangements, informally known as “swap mart,” became increasingly frequent after the Thai army staged a coup in 2024 ousting an elected government.

From Seattle Times

But she has decided she needs to find a husband, and tries to put herself out on the marriage mart.

From BBC

On first glance, a slew of eight armed robberies at mini marts and liquor stores in four states this year appeared to be run-of-the-mill crimes.

From New York Times

Related Words

• bazaar
• emporium