{
    "term": "marketplace",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the activity of competing with other companies to buy and sell goods, services, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Companies must be able to survive in the marketplace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the education marketplace"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have successfully adapted to the demands of the global marketplace."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["competitive", "crowded", "commercial"],
                "verb + marketplace": ["enter", "crowd", "flood"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the marketplace"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an open area in a town where a market is held",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːkɪtpleɪs/",
                "audio": "ma/marketplace/marketplace__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːrkɪtpleɪs/",
                "audio": "ma/marketplace/marketplace__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}