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marketplace

noun

ˈmär-kət-ˌplās

Definition of marketplace

as in commerce

the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace

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Recent Examples of marketplace The app also has features like TikTok Live, where businesses can host live shopping events, and TikTok Shop, which serves as a direct-to-consumer online marketplace. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Some people felt strongly that kratom should be banned, while others pushed for a regulated marketplace. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026 Hall joins the online caregiver marketplace after most recently serving as chief product officer of soundtrack hosting company Epidemic Sound. — John Kell, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 The rulings highlight that leagues and their business partners have discretion in their dealings, including when their relationship might limit competition in the marketplace. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketplace

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The partnership also marks a new frontier for Shopify, being the first time the all-in-one commerce platform has worked with a company of Lauder’s scale.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Dangerous donkeys On one side is the public safety crowd, who insist the 500-pound beasts are a menace to the free flow of commerce.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Over the past year alone, it has been buffeted by phenomena such as geopolitical uncertainty — especially in the Middle East — trade tensions, exchange-rate volatility, consumer confidence pressure, and disruption across travel and supply chains.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

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The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Around 12% of the world’s trade, including a fourth of global container traffic, passes through the narrows, moving between Europe and Asia via Egypt’s Suez Canal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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