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

This was the first time Walmart's eCommerce business achieved a full quarter of profitability, benefiting from higher-margin businesses, including online advertising and its marketplace, the company said. —Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA Today, 16 May 2025

To Update Or Stop Using Browser The first stop for Final Destination Bloodlines in the home entertainment marketplace will be digital streaming via premium video on demand. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

The latter firm sees the value of the global women’s sports marketplace growing 300% to $1.28 billion in the next three years. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025

Each producer brings a distinct creative perspective to the international marketplace, collectively representing the diversity and ambition of India’s evolving film landscape. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for marketplace

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace

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