marketplace

noun

mar·​ket·​place ˈmär-kət-ˌplās How to pronounce marketplace (audio)
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

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’s not the way things often work in the political marketplace, however. Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023 The marketplace will announce its 2023 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals soon; but in the meantime, its premium beauty selection has discounted rewards for early browsers. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023 Now, the film is fading quickly in a marketplace that will only get more crowded over the Thanksgiving holiday. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023 As with much of his output lately, the marketplace would help dictate his direction. Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023 Opinions could be formed over time and choices could be made within a competitive marketplace. Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023 The Red Sea Souk’s marketplace offers a vital and pivotal platform dedicated to the introduction of new stories to the prospect of international audiences. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023 The marketplace isn’t just selling one example, either. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023 Artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI laid out an ambitious vision for expanding its business selling directly to consumers, unveiling Monday an app-store-like marketplace where users will get paid for making chatbots on the company’s technology. Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of marketplace was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketplace. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

marketplace

noun
mar·​ket·​place ˈmär-kət-ˌplās How to pronounce marketplace (audio)
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 How to pronounce marketplace (audio)
: the economic system through which different companies compete with each other to sell their products

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