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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 Insurance companies in Michigan hiked individual marketplace rates by an average of 20%. — Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Enterprises may eventually maintain marketplaces of agents that are verified, tested, vetted and approved for particular departments. — Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Visiting families will appreciate a marketplace and café for takeaway snacks and an all-day, casual dining room. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Ticketmaster is also connected to Muse, though buys will continue to flow through Ticketmaster’s marketplace, the company has said. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketplace

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Our goal is to help prepare merchants for a future where commerce can happen anywhere.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Braniecki likened the effort to make SPACE open source to what happened with web browsers as the internet developed — companies came together to build guardrails that allowed secure browsing and online commerce.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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With Tar & Roses’ proximity to the Santa Monica Mountains, Kirschner said the Palisades fires also led to a sustained drop in restaurant traffic.

— Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The aforementioned 3-terabyte attack evolved continuously, from multiple vectors, with shifting techniques and waves of traffic.

— Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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