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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Forbes’ methodology and assessment process was designed by an editorial team with broad experience in law practice and knowledge of the legal marketplace.
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Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Superman entered the movies marketplace with any number of potential frailties: the absence of a marquee star, perceptions of superhero fatigue (especially abroad), IP that unlike Spider-Man or Batman has ebbed and flowed from public consciousness for the past two decades.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Frederiksen said innovation and applied technology catered to the strength of the university’s traditional portfolio and what the marketplace is looking for.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
Having seen success with niche service Fox Nation, the company shifted its strategy earlier this year, announcing in May its plans to offer a streaming alternative as the overall marketplace continues to make up for linear declines.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Superman entered the movies marketplace with any number of potential frailties: the absence of a marquee star, perceptions of superhero fatigue (especially abroad), IP that unlike Spider-Man or Batman has ebbed and flowed from public consciousness for the past two decades.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Frederiksen said innovation and applied technology catered to the strength of the university’s traditional portfolio and what the marketplace is looking for.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
Having seen success with niche service Fox Nation, the company shifted its strategy earlier this year, announcing in May its plans to offer a streaming alternative as the overall marketplace continues to make up for linear declines.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketplace. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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