mart
mart — noun
1. a building or area where people go to buy products, such as a supermarket, depar
a building or area where people go to buy products, such as a supermarket, department store, or market
Tamar runs a small corner mart that sells fresh fruit and newspapers.
compound noun: corner mart
The new indoor mart has more than forty shops under a single roof.
collocation: indoor mart
Zola found a used laptop at an electronics mart near the train station.
Every Saturday, local farmers sell vegetables at the weekly produce mart.
A convenience mart on the corner stayed open until midnight.
- market
broader term; can refer to an outdoor or indoor space, and also to the activity of trading
- shop
more general and everyday; a mart is usually larger or more specialised than a typical shop
- store
common in American English; 'mart' often suggests a larger retail space or a discount retailer
- mall
refers to a large covered complex of many shops; a mart may be a single store or a smaller venue
文法句型
[modifier] + mart
mart + for + [goods]
用法筆記
Often appears as the second part of a compound noun that names a specific type of store (e.g. furniture mart, auto mart, pet mart).
mart — verb
1. to offer something for sale, especially as part of a particular type of trade or
to offer something for sale, especially as part of a particular type of trade or at a specific marketplace
Hiro marts handmade wooden toys at weekend craft fairs.
verb pattern: mart + [goods] + at + [place]
The cooperative has been marting organic vegetables to local restaurants since 2019.
present perfect continuous with mart as verb
Camille's uncle once marted antique furniture from a small stall in the old quarter.
Fishermen at the harbour mart their daily catch directly from the boat.
- buy
the opposite action of selling
文法句型
mart + [goods]
mart + [goods] + at/from + [place]
用法筆記
Very rare in modern everyday English; use 'sell' or 'trade' for most situations. This sense survives mainly in formal or historical descriptions of commerce.