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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 Ticket prices now start at $1,725 on the official FIFA online marketplace, with the highest at just over $10,000. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 Very difficult, and mostly out of any one marketplace participant’s control. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Centuries ago, this area served as a marketplace for Indigenous communities from across the Andes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Vevo has been active in the upfront marketplace in recent weeks touting the growth of its streaming service around moments in pop culture driven by nostalgia or nostalgic content. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketplace

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Additionally, our commerce writers and editors have previously covered a vast array of jeans styles, including the best butt-lifting jeans and best drawstring jeans.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026
Among the big companies that have already secured regulatory approval for IPOs are quick commerce firm Zepto and solar photovoltaic manufacturer Avaada Electro.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 July 2026

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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Jason Melara ran out of the hospital and jogged through traffic on Culver Boulevard with two men, whom police later identified as Daymonee Johnson and Mahki Taylor.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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