Word
Definitions
01traditional market
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun
n. a large market with many small shops and stalls, especially in the Middle East or South Asia.
n. a marketplace or street of shops, typically found in the Middle East or South Asia, often covered and organized by trade.
“We spent the afternoon walking through the narrow streets of the spice bazaar.”
“The city's central bazaar remains the heart of local commerce, where vendors have traded silk and hand-woven carpets for centuries.”
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02charity sale
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun
n. an event where people sell things like crafts or food to raise money for a good cause.
n. a fair or temporary market, often organized by a church or community group, to raise funds for charity.
“The school held a Christmas bazaar to buy new books for the library.”
“Local residents donated handmade crafts and baked goods to the annual charity bazaar, raising thousands for the community hospital.”
03eclectic shop
C1 · Advanced Countable noun Literary
n. a shop that sells a wide variety of unusual or exotic items.
n. a retail establishment characterized by an eclectic or exotic range of merchandise.
“The small shop was a bazaar of antique clocks and strange old maps.”
“The collector's apartment was a veritable bazaar of curiosities, filled with artifacts gathered from his travels across five continents.”
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Real-World Examples
“Within no time, the bazaar was swept away in front of my eyes," she says, referring to the local market around the school.” “As our helicopter hovered over North Waziristan's main town, not a single soul could be seen out in the bazaars or markets.” Etymology
From Middle French bazar or Italian bazar, from Ottoman Turkish بازار (bazar), from Persian بازار (bâzâr).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Frequent
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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