marketplace
noun
mar·ket·place
ˈmär-kət-ˌplās 
Examples of marketplace in a Sentence
Their products must compete in the marketplace.
The company has struggled to survive in a rapidly changing marketplace.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Temu is a marketplace platform, which means the majority of the goods sold on Temu are hawked by third-party sellers.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than donating, sell or give these items away through expat groups, international student networks, or online marketplaces where someone from a compatible region might need them.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
The expiring boost, implemented in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act under former President Joe Biden, applies to 22 million of the 24 million low- and middle-income Americans with plans through the ACA marketplace.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marketplace
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketplace. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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marketplace
noun
mar·ket·place
ˈmär-kət-ˌplās
1
: an open square or place in a town where markets are held
2
: the world of trade
Legal Definition
marketplace
noun
mar·ket·place
ˈmär-kət-ˌplās
: the economic system through which different companies compete with each other to sell their products
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