mart
/mɑːt
/noun [usually with modifier]
A trade centre or market: a liquor mart...
- I looked around and confirmed that yes, this was the only store between the food mart and the bottle mart.
- The ban means all auction marts have ceased trading in livestock.
- The incident two months ago captured the attention of the world's media after the bull fled from the nearby auction mart and entered the centre.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Middle Dutch mart, variant of marct 'market'.