Standard conversation offering place for investors (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
stock exchange
'place for investors' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'standard conversation' is the wordplay.
'standard' becomes 'stock' (synonyms).
'conversation' becomes 'exchange' (exchange is a kind of conversation).
'stock'+'exchange'='STOCK EXCHANGE'
'offering' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stock exchange that I've seen before include "Securities market" , "City trading establishment" , "Nasdaq, for example" , "Regulated market for securites" .)