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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Open enrollment starts on November 1, and the more than 22 million Americans who use the federal health insurance marketplace are expected to see their monthly premium leap by 26% on average, according to a KFF analysis.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
This year's Obamacare open enrollment period, which starts Saturday in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
—Michelle Andrews, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The cost for health plans sold on the Affordable Care Act marketplace will rise an average of 26% next year, according to KFF, a health policy nonprofit.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Resale marketplace Poshmark has named Heather Friedland as its first chief product officer.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
This year's Obamacare open enrollment period, which starts Saturday in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
—Michelle Andrews, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The cost for health plans sold on the Affordable Care Act marketplace will rise an average of 26% next year, according to KFF, a health policy nonprofit.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Resale marketplace Poshmark has named Heather Friedland as its first chief product officer.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 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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