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
Examples of bazaar in a Sentence
we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
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Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
For decades, Toronto has thrived on an informal bazaar of hotel-suite dealmaking, with a focus on finished films without domestic distribution.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Tuk-tuk’s and aromatic spices are abundant with a massive bazaar that’s worth stocking up at before boarding the plane back home.
—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
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“Bazaar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bazaar. Accessed 19 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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