marketplace

noun

mar·​ket·​place ˈmär-kət-ˌplās 

1

a

: an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held

b

: market

the marketplace is the interpreter of supply and demand

2

: the world of trade or economic activity : the everyday world

3

: a sphere in which intangible values compete for acceptance

the marketplace of ideas

Synonyms

• business
• commerce
• trade
• traffic

Examples of marketplace in a Sentence

Their products must compete in the marketplace.

The company has struggled to survive in a rapidly changing marketplace.

Recent Examples on the Web

That, in turn, will drive more accountability within the marketplace while raising the bar for software quality and security in a manner that benefits everyone. —Mario Vuksan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t approved a single one, and the supplement marketplace remains unregulated. —Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024

Footage of Pieces of Wall Being Moved Video footage obtained by The Daily Wire showed sheets of the border wall being towed away close to Tucson, headed to the surplus government equipment auction marketplace GovPlanet. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024

The marketplace is growing but much more dispersed. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

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