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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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
According to the company website, its long-term vision is to build a dynamic marketplace that matches farmers’ output with real-time demand across the food and retail industries, ultimately boosting farm revenues.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
The family festival and artisan faire celebrates German culture with live entertainment, including Bavarian music and dance troupes, German food, international refreshments, two beer gardens and a marketplace with 125 local artisan vendors.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
The event supports the nonprofit’s mission to connect over 10 million Americans with mental health services through its free digital marketplace over the next 10 years.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 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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