noun
mart
maht
noun
1
A shop, store, or market, especially one selling a wide range of goods.
"The corner mart stayed open all night."
"They picked up snacks at a local mart on the drive home."
How to Use Mart
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shortened, slightly old-fashioned or informal word for a market or shop — often seen in store names like "K-Mart."
Easily confused with
Common pairings
corner mart
flea mart
discount mart
Word Forms
marted past tense, marts plural, marts plural, marts plural, marts singular
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch mart or markt ("market"), tracing back to Latin mercatus — the same root that gives us "market" and "merchant."