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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

公設市場

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōsetsu shijō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Public market/ˈpʌb.lɪk ˈmɑːr.kɪt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"地元の公設市場で新鮮な魚を買いました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A municipal or community-owned marketplace where multiple vendors sell fresh food, produce, and goods directly to consumers.

    "We bought fresh fish and vegetables at the historic public market downtown."
  2. 2

    In finance, an open financial market where the general public can buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other securities.

    "The tech startup decided to offer shares in the public market through an initial public offering."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the adjective 'public', derived from Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people), and the noun 'market', from Latin 'mercatus' (trade or marketplace). Established in English during the early modern period, it refers to a municipal or publicly accessible space designated for vendors to sell fresh produce, goods, and food directly to consumers.

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