Thesaurus results for MARKETPLACE

marketplace

noun

ˈmär-kət-ˌplās

Definition of marketplace

as in commerce

the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace

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Recent Examples of marketplace Viva Voce Size-inclusive fashion marketplace Viva Voce has named Good-Loop founder Amy Williams CEO as the company looks to scale its community of independent brands and shoppers. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 More than 55,000 children across Kansas and Missouri get coverage through the ACA marketplace, Holscher said. — Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 By Monday evening, Papin and digital minister Anne Le Hénanff had summoned Vinted, French secondhand marketplace Leboncoin, Amazon, eBay, Meta, and TikTok to a videoconference to demand the listings come down. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Factual films that pull the curtain back on fame or tabloid scandals are all the rage with audiences in the global marketplace. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketplace

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Leaderboard Rick Buffington was named CFO of Wiser Solutions, a commerce intelligence platform.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The problem is part of a much larger shift in online commerce.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of commerce

Noun

Trucks have piled up at borders as Iran's trade shifts to overland.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
That view is held by 59% of employers in information, 53% in financial activities, and 49% each in trade, transportation and utilities and in education and health services.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of trade

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The project will eliminate some parking along Van Nuys Boulevard and construction will affect traffic in the area.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The officer reported looking west and at one point and seeing traffic officers with their emergency lights activated and beyond them, runners directly in Wade’s path, according to court documents.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

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