marché

Definitions of marché
  1. noun
    a particular instance of buying or selling
    synonyms: affaire, commerce, échange
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    type of:
    transaction
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
  2. noun
    an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
    synonyms: pacte
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    type of:
    accord
    the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
  3. noun
    the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
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    type of:
    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  4. noun
    a marketplace where groceries are sold
    synonyms: épicerie
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    types:
    supermarché
    a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
    grand magasin, supermarché
    a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)
    type of:
    place du marché
    an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
  5. noun
    the customers for a particular product or service
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    type of:
    classe, classe sociale
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
  6. noun
    the act of apportioning or distributing something
    synonyms: affaire
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    type of:
    répartition
    the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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