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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The requirement for clean, reliable and secure data that can adapt to the changing demands of internal and external partners has become a table stake for forward-thinking companies in this marketplace.
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Lori Schafer, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The enhanced premium tax credits were first available in 2021, then extended a year later, to help more Americans pay for health coverage in the individual marketplace.
—Brewster Bevis, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Apparently, the lesson was lost on Colorado politicians and bureaucrats who are determined to force people of faith to choose between exercising their religion and serving their clients in the Colorado marketplace.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Vacancy rates LendingTree, an online lending marketplace, took a handful of metrics and boiled them down to what most Treasure Valley residents inherently know.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2025
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Lori Schafer, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The enhanced premium tax credits were first available in 2021, then extended a year later, to help more Americans pay for health coverage in the individual marketplace.
—Brewster Bevis, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Apparently, the lesson was lost on Colorado politicians and bureaucrats who are determined to force people of faith to choose between exercising their religion and serving their clients in the Colorado marketplace.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Vacancy rates LendingTree, an online lending marketplace, took a handful of metrics and boiled them down to what most Treasure Valley residents inherently know.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2025
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketplace. Accessed 16 Jun. 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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