Thesaurus results for MARKETPLACES

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 Other people who lose their insurance may opt to enroll for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, or see if an income drop qualifies their family for Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program coverage. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Build relationships with lenders or debt marketplaces (like mine) before cash becomes tight. — Joseph Lustberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Standing in the marketplace Sunday and watching people continue to celebrate despite the heat, Koguchi said the result was more personal than attendance numbers. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Factory assembly, experts say, could give nuclear power a better chance of competing in the energy marketplace; shipping reactor components to remote parts of Alaska, for example, should be cheaper than building a new gas pipeline there. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketplace

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Viewers could comment on shows in real time and buy items online while watching, putting interaction, entertainment and commerce inside the same experience.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
What started as creators showing off outfits on social feeds is now a full commerce channel, with platforms, brands and event formats competing to shape what comes next.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of commerce

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Monkeys, tigers, exotic birds destined for the pet trade or as trophies, reptiles and sea cucumbers prized for food and medicine all pass through the region's airports and border crossings, according to officials with the network.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The group was founded by Amazon, Netflix and YouTube and is led by TechNet, a tech-industry trade group that has 106 member companies.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of trade

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Instead of dispatching a service van ($150 to $300 in fuel and labor) and navigating traffic, the technician accessed the multitenant dashboard.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The first-ever spaceport could join the moon’s orbit in the next 20 years, increasing space traffic.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026

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