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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 Her granddaughter Susan Crater, a Georgetown Law School graduate and former lawyer, picked up the baton, brought the archives to the marketplace and started textiles and wall covering firm Sister Parish Designs in 2000. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 Sarah brings unmatched expertise in translating emerging platforms, entertainment and tech partnerships directly into dynamic marketplace execution. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 The arrangement is made through Access Health CT, which is the state’s insurance marketplace. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 The New Product Discovery Layer This does not mean abandoning SEO, marketplaces or traditional product optimization. — Max Sinclair, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketplace

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The surge in activity reflects a growing trend toward online commerce, as more small businesses and consumers turn to social media platforms like TikTok to buy and sell goods.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
As commerce secretary and later as ambassador to China, one of us, Gary Locke, worked to reform America’s export control system to better protect sensitive technologies.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of commerce

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Rival Kalshi in April became the first exchange to complete a block trade, which are large transactions negotiated privately to avoid price volatility that are typical on Wall Street.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of trade

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Expecting heavy traffic on the site, the archive has outsourced the database to external servers to avoid overloading its own.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
The old, narrow streets are not major arteries and are easier to close to traffic when that’s needed.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026

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