See Also: CHAP(medicine)
CHAP(money)
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Mixed Vegetables with Noodles and Beef (Chap Ch' ae)(recipes)

marketplace (oh) and chap (iou)


marketplace (oh)



the marketplace
the part of business activity that is concerned with buying and selling goods in competition with Other companies
::Some retailers worry that new regulations will hurt their ability to compete in the marketplace.
an open area in a town where a market is held

chap (iou)



chap verb2. Infl. -pp-. LME.
[Origin unkn.: rel. to CHAP noun1. Cf. CHOP verb1.]
I.
verb intrans. & trans. (Cause to) crack or open in chaps; crack in fissures. LME.
verb trans. Chop. Long obsolete exc. Scot. LME.
II. Strike. Scot. & north.
verb trans. Strike. M16.
verb intrans. Of a clock, the hour: strike. L16.
verb intrans. Knock, rap, at a door etc. L18.
III.
verb intrans. & trans. Choose. Scot. E18.