1
: a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods
2
a
: a place for the sale of goods
b
3
: a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes
a church bazaar
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we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
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Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Speaking on a Zoom call to a group of reporters earlier in the day, NFL chief data and analytics officer Paul Ballew addressed Nielsen’s transition to the new Big Data + Panel methodology, against which around 85% of all commercial inventory was sold in the spring upfront bazaar.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
For Sotheby’s, the sale of the collection—in two auctions—represented the final act of the staggering art bazaar of the twenty-tens.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Travelers can get lost in its many museums and bustling souks, or bazaars, and try local specialties like fragrant kabsa or sweet, crunchy knafeh.
—Mo Noubani, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bazaar
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“Bazaar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bazaar. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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bazaar
noun
ba·zaar
bə-ˈzär 
1
: a marketplace (as in the Middle East) containing rows of small shops
2
: a place where many kinds of goods are sold
3
: a fair for the sale of articles especially to raise money for charity
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